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McCoy College of Business.Research Insights

Peiqin Zhang

Associate Professor of Information Systems and Analytics, Department of Information Systems and Analytics Faculty profile

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January–March 2026

Illustration of an outgoing executive handing a leadership binder to an incoming executive in front of a boardroom table, with a city skyline, factory, and storefronts through the windows.
Leadership2 min read

How a CEO Change Affects Firm Performance Depends on the Industry

Three McCoy College faculty are studying whether a change of CEO helps or hurts firm results, and whether the answer depends on the industry, the incoming CEO, and the top management team. The findings are not yet published.

Peiqin Zhang, Francis A. Mendez, David C. Wierschem

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