Jeffrey Sonnenfeld on Jeff Bezos Stepping Down as CEO

Very recently, on February 2, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who is recorded as the richest man in the world, announced that he would step down from being the CEO to be the company’s executive chairman.

Yale SOM leadership expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, author of a landmark study of CEO succession, talks about how Amazon will be changed by this move. He discusses the timing of Jeff Bezos stepping down and the implications it has on the company as well as what his move will mean for strategy, labor relations, social responsibility, etc.