Trouble Ahead: Derailment Is Alive and Well

Yi Zhang
Jean Brittain Leslie
Kelly M. Hannum

Document Type

Article

Source of Publication

Thunderbird International Business Review

Publication Date

12-19-2012

Abstract

Derailment is a common phenomenon in organizations; however, managers' derailment can be prevented if the phenomenon is well understood. Derailed managers often have impressive track records and are solidly established within their organizations, but something goes wrong along the way. In this article, we review the dynamics and causes of derailment. We then report survey results from over 2,500 respondents across five countries with differences noted by level, industry, and country. Finally, we describe actions to prevent derailment. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

ISSN

1096-4762

Publisher

Wiley

Volume

55

First Page

95

Last Page

102

Disciplines

Business

Indexed in Scopus

no

Open Access

no

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