Executive dismissal or retention? A study of performance, power, and survival for college basketball coaches

This study applies upper echelons theory associated with executive dismissal and power to examine the relationships of performance four types power— structural, prestige, expert, governance concentration—with dismissal. Using context National Collegiate Athletic Association college basketball, in which coaches are completely responsible for strategies human capital acquisition retention, a curvilinear relationship between is found. Significant prestige expert also found, but “honeymoon period” longer than prior studies coach have shown. Surprisingly, concentrated found be negatively likelihood