Metapopulation analysis: a technique for studying hyperlongevity
Journal of Organizational Change Management
ISSN: 0953-4814
Article publication date: 1 February 2000
Abstract
Suggests a method for studying the survival strategies employed by organizations that exhibit hyperlongevity, the ability to survive 250 years or more. Hyperlongevity is a theory in the process of being built. To develop hyperlongevity theory further, a technique is needed for studying the strategies pursued by managers. The technique is metapopulation analysis, a modeling technique borrowed from biology. Metapopulation analysis can be used to construct a model of an organization’s development from the historical record of what the organization did. The strategies actually pursued by the managers of the organization may be studied from the model.
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Citation
Konz, G.N.P. and Katz, J.A. (2000), "Metapopulation analysis: a technique for studying hyperlongevity", Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol. 13 No. 1, pp. 49-60. https://doi.org/10.1108/09534810010310230
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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