Does power determine who selects the successor?
文章探讨企业继任中的社会政治权力因素，认为现任CEO和董事会成员倾向于选择与自己年龄、职能背景或教育相似的继任候选人，组织权力平衡可预测继任CEO的人口特征。
The article explores the issues of succession and sociopolitical power in business enterprises. The author argues that sociopolitical and psychological factors influence the preference of incumbent chief executive officers (CEO) and board members for specific successor candidates. Thus, the incumbent CEO and board members choose candidates who resemble themselves in terms of age, functional background or education. Organizational balance of power predicts demographic characteristics of successor CEO. Poor performance likely give board members a supportive principle for selecting a successor.