How 100-Year-Old Companies Survive

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Up to 880 Companies Over 100 Years Old!

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The list of public companies over 100 years old that was published by USA Today last week has given me a number of additions to my data bas...
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Thursday, June 16, 2011

USA Today Celebrates 100 Year Old Companies

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The June 16 issue of USA Today had a nice article about IBM's 100th anniverary (birthday?). In it they quote Jim Collins of "Built ...
Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Happy 100th Birthday to IBM

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On June 16 IBM turns 100 years old - the same year it reaches $100 billion in sales . An interview conducted with IBM CEO Sam Palmisano by...
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Monday, June 6, 2011

What is the oldest company in the world?

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I was being driven around York, England by a real estate agent looking at apartments to rent for the fall when I will be teaching there. We ...
Thursday, May 5, 2011

Creating Shared Value: The New "Old" Big Idea

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In the January-February 2011 issue of Harvard Business Review, Michael Porter and Mark Kramer published an article saying that we could unl...
Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Can A Company "Die" Prematurely?

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This question was asked in a recent Wall Street Journal management blog. The author said that economists generally answer that institutions ...
Wednesday, April 27, 2011

"Little Bets" Innovation

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I just heard author Peter Sims talk on a business news show about his new book " Little Bets." Little bets, he explains, are a low...
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Vicki TenHaken
Professor of Management at Hope College in Holland, MI; Ruch Director of the Baker Scholars Program; 2007/08 Fulbright Scholar at the Krakow University of Economics in Poland. 25 years of business experience including positions as VP of Marketing, Founder & General Manager of Herman Miller Retail, and EVP of Strategy with Herman Miller, Inc., and in Human Resource Management with General Electric. Served on the boards of SoundOff Signal, Resthaven Care Community, and Hope College. Publications include articles in the areas of leadership, corporate longevity, global business and entrepreneurship.
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