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A Note on Continuity of Enterprise

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 July 2012

Arthur H. Cole
Arthur H. Cole
Affiliation:
Professor Emeritus atHarvard University
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Abstract

If an “index of continuity” for business enterprise could be constructed, it would show a distinct rise over the years. Reasons for and significance of this trend are examined, and distinctive mortality rates in various kinds of enterprises are identified. Appropriate data, however, have only recently begun to be recorded. With a sound statistical base, some form of enterprise life insurance may be possible; indeed, certain starts have already been made in this direction.

Type
Research Article
Information
Business History Review , Volume 35 , Issue 1 , Spring 1961 , pp. 75 - 88
Copyright
Copyright © The President and Fellows of Harvard College 1961

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