Bibliografía: (p. 383-450). - índices

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.

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. The basic premise is that in order to understand why organizations do the things they do, or perform the way they do, we need to deeply comprehend the people at the top- their experiences, abilities, values, social connections, aspirations, and other human features. The actions - or inactions - of a relatively small number of key people at the apex of an organization can dramatically affect organizational outcomes.