How do you make a family business last for 14 centuries? Kongo Gumi's case suggests that it's a good idea to operate in a stable industry.
It also doesn't hurt to operate within a culture that values rigid social structures. Not to mention having the support of mercantilist government policies like official favoritism, guilds, licensing, and subsidies.
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Date: 2007-04-18 02:30 pm (UTC)It also doesn't hurt to operate within a culture that values rigid social structures. Not to mention having the support of mercantilist government policies like official favoritism, guilds, licensing, and subsidies.