Amazon was a founder-driven company since inception which means he had the opportunity to turn things upside down, demand accountability, competence, shut down divisions etc..
Regular CEO's have no such power, they are political beings who manage the gears already in place, placate unions, investors, their own executives etc..
It will be really interesting to see how long they continue with dynamic innovation after Bezos.
Some companies do keep it up, Apple has being doing reasonably well without jobs, Walmart was able to continue to expand a long a vector for a long time.
Regular CEO's have no such power, they are political beings who manage the gears already in place, placate unions, investors, their own executives etc..
It will be really interesting to see how long they continue with dynamic innovation after Bezos.
Some companies do keep it up, Apple has being doing reasonably well without jobs, Walmart was able to continue to expand a long a vector for a long time.