A Model of CEO Dismissal
提出一个模型，用社会和政治因素预测CEO被解雇的可能性，认为组织绩效通过董事会期望、忠诚度、替代人选和CEO权力四个中介变量间接影响解雇，并识别了可观测的决定因素。
A model is presented in which social and political factors are used to predict the likelihood of a CEO's dismissal. Although an organization's performance affects dismissal of a CEO, it is argued that the link is not direct. It is mediated by four constructs: (a) the board of directors' expectations and attributions, (b) the board's allegiances and values, (c) the availability of alternative candidates for CEO, and (d) the power of the incumbent CEO. Observable determinants of these constructs are identified It is suggested that these determinants can be found in characteristics of the board, the organization, the industry, the CEO, and the CEO's predecessor.