Document Type
Report
Key Takeaways
Newly appointed CEOs with balanced generalist and specialist experience receive more compensation than those with highly generalized or highly specialized backgrounds. • The reward for CEOs’ balanced experience is higher when the hiring company had recently seen declining performance. • The reward for CEOs’ balanced experience is higher in less complex industries.
Publication Date
2021
Source
Mueller, P. E. M., Georgakakis, D., Greve, P. Peck, S., & Ruigrok, W., (In press). The curse of extremes: Generalist career experience and CEO initial compensation. Journal of Management. doi: 10.1177/0149206320922308.
Disciplines
Business
Copyright
© 2021, University of South Carolina
Publication Info
Mueller, P. E. M., Georgakakis, D., Greve, P. Peck, S., & Ruigrok, W., (In press). The curse of extremes: Generalist career experience and CEO initial compensation. Journal of Management. doi: 10.1177/0149206320922308., 2021.