Former shell group planning head , arie degeus , in his master work , " the living company " ( harvard , boston , 1997 ) , examined thousands of companies to try to discover what it takes to adapt to changing conditions .

前壳牌集团规划部主管ariedegeus在他撰写的杰作“公司长存”（thelivingcompanyharvardboston1997）中，研究了数以千计的公司，以期找出公司如何才能适应不断变化的环境。