2 Posts found for Author: Geoffrey West

Cities enjoy very long lives and keep growing in part because they become ever more diverse with increased size, which helps foster endless cycles of innovation. Companies, by contrast, tend to have a shorter, more defined life span. Successful companies focus on what they do best, casting aside fringe people and fringe projects that don’t fit the mission. But that laser-like concentration on the core … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Authors: Geoffrey West, Lawrence M. Fisher | Source: strategy+business | Subject: Organizational Behavior

Having applied the logic of physics to predict the life expectancy of biological creatures and cities, Geoffrey West is now searching for the scientific principles that dictate the life spans of companies.

Content: Thought Leader | Authors: Geoffrey West, Lawrence M. Fisher | Source: strategy+business | Subject: Miscellaneous