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Strategic Leadership: Theory and Research on Executives, Top Management Teams, and Boards (Strategic Management Series)

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Having added Bert Cannella to the team, once again Syd Finkelstein and Don Hambrick have produced the definitive work on the upper echelons of organizations. A very comprehensive overview of the literature on executives, top management teams, and boards, bound together by an exhaustive sequence of propositions garnered from the current research, this book is essential reading for those studying strategic leadership, and will have a profound impact on future research. Definitely a "must have" book on my bookshelf.

This is an excellent review of the state of academic research on CEOs, top management teams, and boards of directors, written by some of the top professors in the field. Gaps and weaknesses in current research are frequently noted, making this book a good source of research ideas for PhD students and professors interested in corporate governance.

The writing styles vary from chapter to chapter, probably depending on who was the lead author for that section; Finkelstein no doubt is behind the discussions of power, for example. However, all are well-organized with extensive citations, similar to a literature review.

I would not necessarily recommend this book for practitioners (managers and executives), or MBA and undergraduate students.