Searching for a Corporate Savior : The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs
Editorial Reviews
William J. Holstein, The New York Times
"Wonderfully rational So good that it merits a full airing [Khurana's critique] will rattle corporate cages."
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William J. Holstein The New York Times : [This] new book . . . will surely intensify the already hot debate on corporate governance.
Stephen Metcalf New York Observer : As Mr. Khurana patiently explains, the rise of the charismatic C.E.O. has been, on balance, a terrible trend for American business.
Jerry Useem American Prospect : Searching for a Corporate Savior pulls back the curtain on how the system of CEO selection actually works.
Toronto Globe and Mail : Highly readable. . . . Khurana shows that the damage caused by celebrities in the executive suites [affects] society as a whole.
Adam Rogers Newsweek : Khurana details the ways that CEO accountability has diminished and compensation has skyrocketed (while workers' pay, in real dollars, has gone down).
The Economist : As markets go, that for chief executives works in a spectacularly unsatisfactory way, [Khurana] argues.
Gene Epstein Barron's : A fascinating and grimly entertaining book.
Jay Hancock Baltimore Sun : Excellent, readable and highly original. . . . [S]hows how [many companies] . . . favor executive glitz and corporate pedigree over demonstrated competence.
Simon Clarke Human Resources : All in all, this is a refreshing debunking of business mythology.
Searching for a Corporate Savior : The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs
Searching for a Corporate Savior : The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs,Rakesh Khurana,Princeton University Press,0691120390,Business & Economics,Business / Economics / Finance,Business/Economics,Human Resources & Personnel Management,Leadership,Organizational Behavior,Strategic Planning,Business & Economics / Human Resources & Personnel Management,Economics,Sociology
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