2 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
Jim Collins's 2009 book identifying the five stages of organizational decline — Hubris Born of Success, Undisciplined Pursuit of More, Denial of Risk and Peril, Grasping for Salvation, Capitulation — applicable to companies, nations, and institutions.
American business researcher and author whose Good to Great and Built to Last are two of the best-selling business books in history — identifying the specific factors (Level 5 Leadership, Hedgehog Concept, the Flywheel) that distinguish truly great companies from merely good ones through systematic research.