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and Lewis ��Churchill�察�N C and Lewis�察�V L ��1983�� `The Five Stages of Small
Business Growth¨�察�Harvard Business Review�察�May/June�� refined this for small
businesses。
Figure 4。13 The five phases of growth
Source�此�L E Greiner�察�Harvard Business Review�察�July/August 1972
Size of organization
Age of organization
2。 Crisis of
AUTONOMY
1。 Crisis of
LEADERSHIP
3。 Crisis of
CONTROL
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TAPE
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CREATIVITY
2。 Growth through
DIRECTION
3。 Growth through
DELEGATION
4。 Growth through
COORDINATION
5。 Growth through
COLLABORATION
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Each phase of growth calls for a different approach to managing the
organization。 Sometimes strong leadership is required�察�at others a more
consultative approach is appropriate。 Some phases call for more systems
and procedures�察�some for more cooperation between staff。 O。。en leaders
believe that taking on another salesperson�察�a few hundred thousand square
metres of space or another bank loan can solve the problems of growing
up。 This approach is rather like suggesting that the transition from infancy
to adulthood could be acplished by nothing more significant than providing
larger clothes。
Managing the process
Because change is inevitable and unpredictable in its consequences doesn¨t
mean that it can¨t be managed as a process。 These are the stages in managing
change�此�
。 Tell them why�此�Change is be。。er accepted when people are given a pelling
business reason。 Few bankers would question the need for change
a。。er the 2008 debacles at Bear Stearns�察�SocGen and Northern Rock。
。 Make it manageable�此�Even when people accept what needs to be done�察�
the change may just be too big for anyone to handle。 Breaking it down
into manageable bits can help overe this。
。 Take a shared approach�此�Involve people early�察�asking them to join you
in managing change�察�and give key participants some say in shaping
the change right from the start。 This will reduce the feeling that change
is being imposed and more brains will be brought to bear on the
problem。
。 Reward success early�此�Flag up successes as quickly as possible。 Don¨t
wait for the year´end or the appraisal cycle。 This will inspire confidence
and keep the change process on track。
。 Expect resistance�此�Kurt Lewin�察�a German´born professor at the
Massachuse。。s Institute of Technology ��MIT���察�was one of the first researchers
to study group dynamics and how change can be best effected
in organizations。 In 1943 in an article entitled `Defining the Field at a
Given Time¨ published in the Psychological Review�察�Lewin described
what is now known as Force Field Analysis。 This is a tool ��see Figure
4。14�� that you can use to anticipate resistance to change and plan to
overe it。
。 Recognize that change takes longer than expected�此�Three researchers
��Adams�察�J�察�Hayes�察�J and Hopson�察�B�� explained in Transition�此�Understanding
and Managing Personal Change ��1976�察�Martin Robinson�察�London�� the six
stages that people go through when experiencing change and hence
the reason the process takes so long。 The stages are�此�immobilization or
shock�察�disbelief�察�depression�察�acceptance of reality�察�testing out the new
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situation�察�rationalizing why it¨s happening and then final acceptance。
Most major changes make things worse before they make them be。。er。
More o。。en than not�察�the immediate impact of change is a decrease in
productivity as people struggle to cope with new ways of working
while they move up their own learning curve。 The doubters will gloat
and even the change champions may waver。 But the greatest danger
now is pulling the plug on the plan and either adopting a new plan or
reverting to the status quo。 To prevent this `disappointment¨ it is vital
both to set realistic goals for the change period and to anticipate the
time lag between change and results。
Figure 4。14 Force field analysis template
What is the problem/
change issue�拭�
Where are we now�拭�
Where do we want to get
to�拭�
What/who are the main
forces at work�拭�
Driving forces Neutral forces Resisting forces
What action can we take
to help driving forces�察�
encourage neutral forces
to help and to overe
resisting forces�拭�
Monitoring staff morale
One way both to identify the need for change and to keep track of progress
while implementing changes is to carry out regular surveys of employee
a。。itudes�察�opinions and feelings。 HR´Survey ��hr´survey 〃
Employee Opinions�� and Custom Insight ��custominsight 〃 View
Samples 〃 Sample employee satisfaction survey�� provide fast�察�simple and
easy´to´use so。。ware to carry out and analyse Human Resources surveys。
They both have a range of examples of surveys that you can see and try
before you buy�察�which�察�who knows�察�might just be enough to stimulate your
thinking。
Business history
。 The foundations of contract law
。 The first business gurus
。 Early accounting ��and the death penalty�。�
。 Stock markets and coffee houses
。 Limiting liabilities
。 Encouraging innovations
。 Banking beginnings
。 The world¨s oldest ventures
`Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it¨�察�a quote
a。。ributed in several guises to the philosopher George Santayana�察�is just one
of a host of contradictory messages on the relevance of a study of history。
Henry Ford�察�the founder of the car pany�察�famously said�此 �History is
more or less bunk。 It¨s tradition。 We don¨t want tradition。 We want to live in
the present and the only history that is worth a tinker¨s damn is the history
we make today。¨
There are at least two reasons why an MBA student should acquire a
basic appreciation of the milestone events that have led up to the current
theories of how organizations�察�their constituents and their surrounding
environments currently operate。 The first is much the same reason as why
most people learn something of the history of their country�察�its neighbours�察�
its friends and enemies。 Such a study lends interest�察�context and an appreciation
of how we got to where we are today。 It is much easier to understand�察�
for example�察�the enmity between the French and the British with
a sma。。ering of information on the Hundred Years¨ War�察�the Peninsula
War and the smouldering mercial and territorial disputes that ranged
around the world from the Americas to India as well as across the African
continent。
The second reason is perhaps even more important。 Harvard professor
Geoffrey Jones�察�who edited The Oxford Handbook of Business History ��2008�察�
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Oxford Handbooks in Business & Management�� with University of
Wisconsin´Madison professor Jonathan Zeitlin�察�claims in his core history
text used at Harvard that�此 �Over the last few decades�察�business historians
have generated rich empirical data that in some cases confirms and in other
cases contradicts many of today¨s fashionable theories and assumptions by
other disciplines。 But unless you were a business historian�察�this data went
largely unnoticed�察�and the consequences were not just academic。 This loss
of history has resulted in the spread of influential theories based on illinformed
understandings of the past。 For example¨�察�Jones continues�察 �current
accepted advice is that wealth and growth will e to countries that open
their borders to foreign direct investment。 The historical evidence shows
clearly that this is an article of faith rather than proven by the historical
evidence of the past。¨
HOW BUSINESS HISTORY IS STUDIED IN
BUSINESS SCHOOLS
If you had taken your MBA before 2000 you would have been unlikely to
find business history on the curriculum anywhere outside of the top dozen
or so business schools。 The subject�察�however�察�is fast being mainstream。
Even parative newers are embracing the subject。 Reading Business
School�察�for example�察�set up its Centre for International Business History
��CIBH�� in 1997�察�Cardiff has established an Accounting and Business History
Research Group ��ABHRG�� and the Copenhagen Business School¨s Centre
for Business History�察�established in 1999�察�is undertaking a long´term study
into the nature and consequences of banking crises。 The past few years
should give them plenty of material to work on� �
Business history as taught in business schools has no single unified body
of knowledge in the manner in which�察�say�察�accounting�察�marketing or organizational
behaviour has。 It would be impossible to study accounting without
covering the principles underpinning the key financial reports and how
to interpret financial information。 While there may well be some unique
content in specialized electives�察�say on Financial Analysis of Mergers�察�
Acquisitions and Other plex Corporate Restructurings taught at the
London Business School�察�or Dealing with Financial Crime on offer at Cass
Business School�察�the core accounting syllabus in all business schools is near
identical �C though the way in which it is taught may not be。
History is taught in school and university in eras or themes�此�the Tudors�察�
the Renaissance�察�the European World�察�for example。 In one of the premier
UK university history departments nothing much is covered a。。er 1720�察�
while at Harvard Business School nothing much before 1820 is included
in the syllabus� �At Copenhagen MBA students may have a thorough grasp
of Norwegian�察�Swedish and Danish banking in the interwar years without
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even a passing reference to the Industrial Revolution�察�mercantilism or the
development of the great family business dynasties。 It is just that the subject
is too vast to be covered in a meaningful way except by narrowing down
the range。 Business history is taught eclectically and MBAs swapping notes
on their experiences of Business History may find very li。。le in mon。
Here�察�a broad sweep of the subject is taken�察�providing snapshots of
important milestones on ma。。ers of enduring significance to business。 The
content is divided into three eras that are to some extent homogeneous�察�
though the time periods covered in each are very differe