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Gogos, yoyos and dodos: Company directors and industry performance

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This research investigates the characteristics of 354 directors of Britain's largest companies. Three sections of independent variables were analysed: those relating to the economic environ; those relating to the domestic environ—family background and educational experiences; those relating to self‐concept. Directors were categorized according to the economic performance of their industries—GOGOs (industries in growth); YOYOs (industries in turbulence); and DODOs (industries in decline). Several differences emerged between the characteristics of directors and the economic success of their industries for which they were strategically influential.

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  • David Norburn, 1986. "Gogos, yoyos and dodos: Company directors and industry performance," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 7(2), pages 101-117, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:stratm:v:7:y:1986:i:2:p:101-117
    DOI: 10.1002/smj.4250070202
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