Most commercial enterprises have a short life. Even very successful companies usually decline and die sometime. How can successful companies keep it indefinitely? George Taucher looks at the anatomy of success and sees that it contains the seeds of its own decay. For example, success emphasizes...

The challenges facing the Russian chief executive are awesome. George Taucher investigates the case of Vladimir Gurov, CEO of the Bolshevichka Clothing Company in Moscow. He finds that, in general, although the controls and production orientation of the Communist era have apparently gone, many...

As 1992 approaches, European executives are taking a more critical view of the organisational restructuring which will be necessary in many European enterprises. The four main areas which will have an effect on the European business environment are: (1) a “free market” in standards, (2)...