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Management succession: Some major parameters

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In the mental health field, systematic research in the area of executive succession is virtually nonexistent. This article describes the phenomenon of succession and its reverberations within the organization. Such studies might help future executives in their challenging roles of leadership.

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  1. Milton Greenblatt
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Milton Greenblatt, M.D., is Director of Neuropsychiatric Institute Hospital and Clinics, and Professor and Executive Vice Chairman, 2nd Director of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024.

This article is based on a presentation in “Executive Succession” symposium (Milton Greenblatt, M.D., moderator; with Lilla A. Hashemi, D.S.W., Thomas Kohler Ph.D., and Gordon Strauss, M.D.) at annual meeting, American College of Mental Health Administration, Estes Park, Colorado, October 24–26, 1982.

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Greenblatt, M. Management succession: Some major parameters. Administration in Mental Health 11, 3–10 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00843167

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