This study examined career transition of senior executives from a strong bureaucratic and structured organization, into a dynamic, turbulent business environment career system. A two stage model is proposed that identifies antecedents to the success of the career succession. A survey of a unique...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss why organizations who are looking for top executives, should enlist former military officers and senior enlisted leaders, who make excellent candidates. Design/methodology/approach – Questionnaires with both closed‐ and open‐ended...