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,buttheaveragelifeexpectancyofChineseenterprisesonly7~8yearsold,especiallyprivateenterprise,notonlyaveragelifeexpectancyisonly2.9yearsold,andsurvivaloverfiveyearslessthan9,morethan8yearsoflessthan3.Thosewhooncefamousenterprise:forthisreason,giants,more...Afterallthebrillianceofswampinacmeoffbright-coloured,aflashinthepan.Whysomanyenterpriselifecycleissoshort?Whythenanothersomeenterprisehasundergoneseveralhundredyearsstillinheritanceevergreen?Scholarshavedifferentexplainthis.Somepeoplethinkthatisthedifference,othersindustrialexplanationoperationalmodesfordifferent,stillsomepeoplefindreasonsfrommanagementsystem,somepeoplethinkthatentrepreneursoftheprosandcons.Althoughtheseclaimshavecertaintruth,butseemtohaveinvolvedintherootoftheproblem,didnotfindtheenterprisedecision.TherealreasonforheritageevergreenWiththeemergenceofenterpriseculturetheoryandtheunceasingdevelopment,theenterpriseculture","Ztheory","seekadvantages","Japaneseenterprisemanagementart"fourbookspublishedmonographs,causedtheenterprisecultureresearchupsurge.Enterprisemoreandmoreawareoftheorganizationalcultureandregulatingtheimportantsignificanceoforganizationaldevelopment,moreandmoreprofoundunderstandingtoanexcellentorganizationalcultureonenterpriselong-termbusinessandenterprisedevelopmentplaysapotentialyetcrucialrole.Randcorporation,theinternationalmanagementconsultingfirmMcKinseystudyfoundthecompany,alltheachievementsaregreat,theroleofenterprisecultureisveryobvious.Excellententerprisecultureistheworld's500tothefoundationofsuccess.Thefundamentalcausesoflongevityandoutstanding,istheconstantinnovationenterpriseculture,andmaintainitsadvancednature.Worldfamouslongevitycompanieshaveacommonfeature,whichtheyhaveapersistentcorevalues,hasitsunique,enrichandexcellententerpriseculture.Enterprisecultureisakindofstrength,withthedevelopmentofknowledgeeconomy,ittoenterprise'sprosperityanddeclinewillplaymoreandmoreimportantrole,eventhedecisiverole.Cansay,the21stcenturyenterprisecompetitionbetweenenterprisesisthefundamentalcultureofcompetition.Whohasstrengthinculture,whohascompetitiveadvantage,benefitadvantagesanddevelopmentadvantage.Althoughenterpriseculturetheoryismatureandperfect,widelyenterpriseacceptedandused.Alargeenterprisewithexcellententerprisecultureinthemarketcompetitiontidetheinvincibleposition.But,ontheotherhandiscountlesscompanieslookingforsuitsownenterpriseculture.Andsomecompany,becauseenterpriselifecycleandthechangeofenvironment,theoriginalenterpriseculturehasnotsuitableforenterprisegrowth,evendiscouragesenterprisefromtheshacklesofsustainabledevelopment.Therefore,howtochooseconformtotheenterpr...
