Toward an Understanding of Founder's Syndrome¶
Block, S. R., & Rosenberg, S. (2002). Toward an Understanding of Founder's Syndrome. Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 12(4), 353-368.
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- Succession Charter
- … grant the successor full authority on paper while the founder still runs the place through relationships, reputation, and the emotional debts of long-tenured staff — the classic pattern in which a founder cannot let go and the organization cannot make them, so formal succession coexists with an intact informal grip.
This sourceFounder's syndrome includes the founder's continuing informal dominance, difficulty relinquishing control, and organizational dependence that can persist despite formal governance or succession arrangements.
- … grant the successor full authority on paper while the founder still runs the place through relationships, reputation, and the emotional debts of long-tenured staff — the classic pattern in which a founder cannot let go and the organization cannot make them, so formal succession coexists with an intact informal grip.
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