Document Type

Report

Key Takeaways

Success for female CEOs is influenced by prior CEO behaviors who are almost exclusively male CEOs. • Firm success is greater when predecessors cede more control to female CEOs and this is more important for incoming female CEOs than incoming male CEOs. • Firm success is greater for incoming female CEOs when predecessor CEOs provide mentoring and post succession partnering.

Publication Date

2018

Source

Dwivedi, P., Aparna, J., & Misangyi, V.F. (2018). Gender-inclusive gatekeeping: How (mostly male) predecessors influence the success of female CEOs. Academy of Management Journal, Vol 61, No.2: 379-404.

Disciplines

Business

Copyright

© 2018, University of South Carolina

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