How 100-Year-Old Companies Survive

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

The Michigan 100

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I am nearing the end of my Twitter entries of #100over100: Michigan companies over 100 years old.  Several furniture manufacturers, five fun...
Thursday, August 1, 2013

First Stage Research Paper to be Published!

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Today I received notice that the first paper we wrote analyzing the comparative research on 100 year old Japanese and U.S. companies will be...
Tuesday, July 16, 2013

100 over 100 on Twitter

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In June I stated a new line on Twitter, #100over100, to highlight Michigan companies that are over 100 years old.  I started with companies ...
Monday, June 3, 2013

100 Year Old Companies Are Built on Relationships

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One of the results of our research on old companies in Japan is the emphasis they place on relationships.  They value and work at maintainin...
Friday, April 19, 2013

65 Surveys Completed

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Thank you to all those 100-year-old U.S. companies that have filled out surveys for my research!  We are now in the process of tabulating th...
Friday, August 10, 2012

What Is Unique About Old Companies?

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My research partner in Japan, Makoto Kanda, recently completed a study of over 1,000 companies to test our theoretical framework regarding t...
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Friday, April 27, 2012

A Theoretical Framework for Corporate Longevity

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Makoto Kanda, my research colleague in Japan, has completed his research of shinise (revered Japanese companies that have remained in busine...
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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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