EnterpriselifecycleandtheenterpriseculturechoiceN
J:PrenticeHallJournalofManagement,2003,(17):191-211
Inthe1980s,theAmericanmanagementexpertsIraqchuck
Adizes'(IChakAdizes)putforwardenterprisedrlife-cycletheory,itfollowsthesamewithbiologicalenterprise"lifecycle"rule,willexperienceafrombirth,growthtoaginguntildeathlife
Figuresshowthat,1970amongthefortuneglobal500listto1983,theenterpriseshouldhave1/3hasbeenextinguished
Thislistfromtheenterpriseproductiontodecay,averagelifeexpectancyisonly40~50yearsold
InJapanandEurope,enterprise'saveragelifecycleof125years
IntheUnitedStates,theenterpriseaverage62lessthan5yearsthelifecycle,livecanover20yearsofenterpriseaccountsforonlythetotalenterprises,onlytwoofthe10businessescanlivefor50years,buttheaveragelifeexpectancyofChineseenterprisesonly7~8ye