The functions of the HQ unit in the multibusiness firm
研究了多业务公司总部的两种基本职能：创业（创造价值）和行政（防止损失），并指出这些职能的发挥受行业影响，决定了企业的增长路径和增长极限。
The basic functions of the corporate headquarters (HQ) multibusiness firms are both entrepreneurial (value-creation) and administrative (loss prevention). The development and implementation of these HQ functions reflect the industries in which the firms operate. Historically, the ability of the headquarters to carry out these functions has determined both the successful paths to growth for a multibusiness enterprise and the limits to that growth.