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Kai Ruggeri (Cambridge University)

From the top to the very top: measuring and selecting corporate executives

The expansion of executive training programmes has provided a fertile ground for research on organisational behaviour related specifically to individual advancement at the highest levels of firm leadership. This is partially because of the direct access to employees as well as the ability to tailor measurement specifically to the topics of interest to the organisation. However, with so many possible factors to measure, how can we understand which traits take individuals from senior professionals to corporate executives? This work-in-progress presentation will overview one ongoing attempt at measuring senior professionals in various organisations based specifically on their firm's needs, their access to training, and preliminary findings on the decision-making process of selecting those individuals. We will open debate about some challenges faced and how they have thus far been addressed, as well as how they may relate to wider research about corporate leadership.

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