Executive Succession in English Local Government

George A. Boyne Professor of Public Sector Management in the Centre for Local and Regional Government Research, Cardiff Business School

Oliver James Reader in Politics in the Department of Politics, University of Exeter

Peter John Hallsworth Chair of Governance and Co-Director of the Institute for Political and Economic Governance, University of Manchester

Nicolai Petrovsky Research Fellow in the Centre for Local and Regional Government Research, Cardiff

The authors report the results of the first quantitative study of senior management turnover in English local authorities. Consistent with existing management theory, rates of executive succession were found to be higher in an adverse external environment, and where organizational performance is weak.

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*Author order is alphabetical: all make an equal contribution to the article.

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