A Reconsideration of Corporate Monarchy: Evaluating the Literature and Logic Surrounding Co-CEOs
By Jamin Andreas Hübner and Nicholas Gausling Abstract: Concepts of power in business management and workplace dynamics are slowly evolving out of their modern foundations into new territory. The increasing frequency of corporate co-CEO structures is one such instance, with an emerging consensus that this shared leadership model produces positive results. Dissenting voices on co-CEOs indicate a need for managers, executives, and entrepreneurs alike to reassess the larger theoretical problems surrounding traditional ideas and models of leadership (i.e., solitary CEOs). In light of the social theory of Foucault (1979) and organizational framework of Clegg (2003), this article surveys the extant