ABSTRACT
This chapter examines and attempts to throw into relief a range of factors affecting business success that hitherto have been little studied. It was not intended to convince the reader of the Invulnerability of the theses but to present observations and explanations for their causes for a critical examination. The chapter considers some of the wider implications of the results reported, from the point of view both of the household product industry and of other areas of business. It demonstrates that executives with similar patterns achieved different degrees of success in different fields of business. It has further thrown into relief the importance of the psychological make-up of top-level management. The management of a company is an important determinant in its rate of growth. One facet of the problem is that at present it is difficult in the extreme to take psychological factors into account when making appointments.
