Similarity and Success
In my work with large corporations, I began to realize remarkable similarities among organizations. In fact, there were more remarkable similarities among successful, large corporations than remarkable differences.
In smaller organizations I found this not to be the case at all; quite the opposite. The differences among younger, smaller organizations and particularly between them and their larger cousins were considerable.
After decades of monitoring the progress and outcome of many businesses of all sizes, I came to understand that the successful outcomes were much more related to those similarities than the differences.
At the organizational and meta-process level, the more alike you are to other successful enterprises, the higher your chances of success.
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What type of similarities
What type of similarities did you observe between large organizations that are attributed to their success?
It's understandable to me that small businesses (to the extreme, start-ups) are different. I think, by design, their goal is to do something - to figure out a business model and make money...enough money to be viable and survive. Nothing else (within reason) matters. They drive towards that goal, perhaps in an ad hoc fashion...but one that is eventually refined over time to work for them.
The question is, are the similar best practices for large organizations relevant for small ones? Is what's good for the goose really good for the gander?
It makes sense. The larger
It makes sense.
The larger the organization, the closer its people are to the average, and the more similar to people at other successful (i.e. sustainable) large organizations.
Jane Prusakova
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