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IKEA’s Success Can’t Be Attributed to One Charismatic Leader

Harvard Business Review

These elements go beyond the charisma and complexity of the founder. Findings about the clear link between CEOs and organizational outcomes are unclear or mixed ( Cannella, Park & Lee, 2008 ; Hambrick, Humphrey & Gupta, 2015 ; Pitcher & Smith, 2001 ). Some were planned, but many were unplanned.