Of all actors involved in managing an organizational crisis, strategic leaders play a
particularly central role. However, the growing scholarship on the impact of strategic leaders …

In this work we test the general assumption in the turnaround literature that time is critical for
firm survival, especially during the retrenchment stage. We study three time dimensions of …

Perceptions of trustworthiness are an established antecedent of interpersonal trust.
However, the trust and communication literatures provide fewer insights into possible …

In this study, we test the effects of retrenchment aggressiveness on turnaround performance.
Using the downward-spiral, threat–rigidity, and survivor syndrome perspectives, we …

This study examines whether and how chairperson facial masculinity, a personality trait that
signifies dominant power, influences firm value of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) over the …

This study extends the literature on CEO replacement, top management change, and
corporate turnaround by examining the sequence of top management team change events …

In recent years, the impact of chief executive officers (CEOs) power on corporate strategies
has attracted significant public debate in the academic milieu. In this study, we …

CEO power has been extensively studied across various disciplines and country contexts.
Despite the exponential growth of research, there has been limited effort to integrate the vast …

Turning around distressed operations is an alternative response to underperformance—as
contrasted with using transactions such as divestitures or resource redeployment to deal …

Discontinuous change and leadership behavior are subjects that have been extensively
studied, but rarely from the directors' perspective. This study draws on in-depth, elite …