Laureen, you might look at some of the accounting formulas for the
propensity of the business to "not" sustain. There is the "Z" score which
would reflect the likelyhood of the organization to fail.
Tom Burke
> >I am currently working with a client who is interested in establishing a
> >metric that would measure the sustainability of the organization.
> >
> >I am wondering if anyone on this listserve might have some experience in
> >this area and could provide me with ideas on how to measure the
> >long-term
> >sustainability of an organization.
> >
> >Please respond directly to me and I will post a summary of responses to
> >the list.
> >
> >Laureen Quick
--"Tom Burke" <toburke@learn.cts.com>
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