Corporate Lifecycles (English)

Corporations, like living organisms, experience predictable patterns of behavior as they grow and develop. And, like living organisms, they face specific problems as they progress through the various stages of their lifecycle. According to Dr. Ichak Adizes, the success or failure of any organization depends on its ability to meet the challenges presented by this growth and make healthy transitions from one stage of development to the next. If there is anyone who truly understands organizational behavior and what keeps an organization vital and growing, it's Ichak Adizes. Regarded as one of the world's foremost management theorists, Dr. Adizes has spent more than 22 years successfully helping to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of hundreds of companies around the world.

In this revolutionary new guide, Dr. Adizes gives you a close look at how corporations develop and how to keep yours a dynamic and vital entity. He shows you, step-by-step, how to assess your organization's strengths and weaknesses and determine where your company is located on the lifecycle curve. He offers tested strategies that can be used to change the organizational climate and remove obstacles that prevent growth. Adizes also provides innovative forecasting methods that will help you predict the problems ahead for your company and specific preventative measures you can take to avoid them.

Designed for executives, managers, and entrepreneurs in companies of all sizes, this practical, comprehensive guide provides you with the tools you need to keep your organization running as efficiently and profitably as possible. Nowhere else has such a simple yet comprehensive means been made available for business professionals to assess and improve the health of their corporation. This is one book that should be on every executive's desk.