Say this about 2011 — along with any number of natural and unnatural disasters, the year featured more than its fair share of technology industry melodrama from the highly public wrangling between Oracle and HP to the passing of singular characters, including Apple’s Steve Jobs. Both of these events also highlighted the importance of a topic mainly of interest to financial analysts and institutional investors: executive succession. Though IT vendors love to talk up the critical nature of technology and innovation, companies tend to thrive on stability and predictability in all things.
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How to Orchestrate a Successful CEO Succession
Posted by: Charles King January 3, 2012 08:37 AMSay this about 2011 — along with any number of natural and unnatural disasters, the year featured more than its fair share of technology industry melodrama from the highly public wrangling between Oracle and HP to the passing of singular characters, including Apple’s Steve Jobs. Both of these events also highlighted the importance of a topic mainly of interest to financial analysts and institutional investors: executive succession. Though IT vendors love to talk up the critical nature of technology and innovation, companies tend to thrive on stability and predictability in all things.