Abstract
We introduce the concept of "CEO career variety" - defined as the array of distinct professional and institutional experiences an executive has had prior to becoming CEO. Using a longitudinal sample of Fortune 250 CEOs, we hypothesize, and find strong evidence for the assertion, that CEO career variety is positively associated with firm-level strategic novelty - manifested in strategic dynamism (period-on-period change) and strategic distinctiveness (deviance from industry central tendencies). We also find mixed evidence that CEO career variety is positively associated with social novelty - manifested in top management team turnover and heterogeneity.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 652-674 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Academy of Management Journal |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1 2014 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Business and International Management
- Business, Management and Accounting(all)
- Strategy and Management
- Management of Technology and Innovation