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Whether CEO Succession Via Hierarchical Jumps is Detrimental or Blessing in Disguise? Evidence from Chinese Listed Firms

Zagreb International Review of Economics and Business
Volume 22 (2019): Issue 2 (November 2019)
By: Syed Ghulam Meran Shah,  Muddassar Sarfraz,  Zeeshan Fareed,  Muhammad Ateeq ur Rehman,  Adnan Maqbool and  Muhammad Asim Ali Qureshi  
Open Access
|Dec 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/zireb-2019-0018 | Journal eISSN: 1849-1162 | Journal ISSN: 1331-5609
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Language: English
Page range: 23 - 41
Published on: Dec 16, 2019
Published by: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics & Business
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
CEO’s succession,
Hierarchical jumps,
Firm’s performance,
Hierarchical intensity
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Political economics,
Macroeconomics,
Public finance and fiscal theory,
Business management,
Marketing, sales, customer relations,
Management, organization, corporate governance

© 2019 Syed Ghulam Meran Shah, Muddassar Sarfraz, Zeeshan Fareed, Muhammad Ateeq ur Rehman, Adnan Maqbool, Muhammad Asim Ali Qureshi, published by University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics & Business
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