Sharing Executive Power: Roles and Relationships at the Top

by José Luis Alvarez , Silviya Svejenova

• ISBN13: 9780521601078
• ISBN10: 052160107X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-16
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

In many companies, two or three executives jointly hold the responsibilities at the top-from the charismatic CEO who relies on the operational expertise of a COO, to co-CEOs who trust in inter-personal bonds to achieve professional results. Their collaboration is essential if they are to address the dilemmas of the top job and the demands of today's corporate governance. Sharing Executive Power examines the behaviour of such duos, trios and small teams, what roles their members play and how their professional and inter-personal relationships bind their work together. It answers some critical questions regarding when and how such power sharing units form and break up, how they perform and why they endure. Understanding their dynamics helps improve the design and composition of corporate power structures. The book is essential reading for academics, graduates, MBAs, and executives interested in enhancing teamwork and cooperation at the top.

Author Biography

Jose Luis Alvarez (PhD) is Professor of General Management at Instituto de Empresa Business School

Table of Contents

List of figures and tables	viii
Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	1	(28)
Part I Contingencies and roles in structuring corporate power
Contingencies of corporate power structures	29	(34)
Performing the ``infinite job'' solo: executive dilemmas, roles, and actions	63	(21)
Roles and relationships as parameters of corporate power structures	84	(27)
Part II Small numbers at the top
Professional duos	111	(32)
Trios and bigger executive constellations	143	(29)
United careers of small numbers at the top	172	(31)
Conclusion: From small numbers to corporate governance regimes	203	(22)
Appendix	225	(22)
References	247	(32)
Index	279