CEO succession and its relationship to CNO tenure.

Executive turnover and termination are complex organizational issues. In this study, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) succession and its relationship to Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) termination was explored; 12.2% of newly appointed CEOs terminated their CNO counterparts within 1 year of their appointment. Although some CNO terminations are related to CEO succession, complex organizational factors such as organizational context, contingencies, uncertainties, and life-cycle must be explored to fully understand the phenomena of CNO and CEO tenure and turnover.