Information asymmetries in the hiring process and the risk of new leader dismissal: insights from English premier league soccer organizations

Why are some new leaders dismissed quicker than others? Adopting agency theory logic we examine how different succession contexts shape boards’ information asymmetries about a potential candidate’s competencies in the hiring process, which influences the propensity of making poor hiring decisions an...

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Main Authors: Desai, Malay N., Lockett, Andrew, Paton, David
Format: Article
Published: Wiley 2018
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39090/