TY - BOOK AU - Finkelstein,Sydney AU - Hambrick,Donald C. AU - Cannella,Albert A. TI - Strategic leadership: theory and research on executives, top management teams, and boards T2 - Strategic management series SN - 9780195162073 PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Leadership KW - Strategic planning KW - Management N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The study of top executives -- Do top executives matter? -- How individual differences affect executive action -- Executive experiences and organizational outcomes -- Top management teams -- Changes at the top : the antecedents of executive turnover and succession -- Changes at the top : the consequences of executive turnover and succession -- Understanding board structure, composition, and vigilance -- The consequences of board involvement and vigilance -- The determinants of executive compensation -- Executive compensation : consequences and distributions N2 - "This book integrates and assesses the vast and rapidly growing literature on strategic leadership, which is the study of top executives and their effects on organizations. Strategic Leadership synthesizes what is known about strategic leadership and indicates new research directions. The book is meant primarily for scholars who strive to assess and understand the phenomena of strategic leadership. It offers a considerable foundation on which professionals involved in executive search, compensation, appraisal, and staffing, as well as board members who evaluate executive performance and potential, might build their tools and perspectives." ER -