How Has the Fortune 100 Changed?
Before we present our findings on how executives and their career tracks changed between 1980 and 2001, it’s important that we explore how the Fortune 100 itself transformed during that period. Changes in the size, age, and management structure of the companies, as well as the list’s industry concentration, contributed to the evolution of executive careers. Although the Fortune 100 comprises the most stable corporations in the world, there has been considerable churn in the list. Only 26% of the companies on it in 1980 were still there in 2001.