Indeed, the constant pressure for results led to a high management turnover, with Coastal's refinery business alone having five different managers between 1980 and 1989.

Top management turnover below the chief executive level was also much higher at companies that repriced, the study found.

The pace of management turnover might be picking up.

An upswing in merger activity also points to increased management turnover.

"In Hollywood, management turnover is a regular part of business," this analyst said.

But the Jets' spasmodic management turnovers could be far worse.

A number of industry executives pointed to the studio's management turnover.

When there is management turnover at a network, it can take several years for a new leader makes an imprint.

The company, a former state monopoly, is facing its fourth management turnover since it was taken public in 1997.

And we have managed this growth with little management turnover.