A Longitudinal Study of the Corporate Life Cysle

In order to understand how strategies, structures and environments interrelate, one must study an organization's historical evolution. Longitudinal analysis methods must be used. There are five stages in the growth of an organization - birth, growth, maturity, revival, and decline. A table describes for each stage the organization's structure, environment, degree of innovation and strategy. Other tables give statistical results for strategy, situation, structure, and decision making style.