I've thought of another research report that could be interesting, maybe someone can do it in the future... Many times I have been thinking what causes empires to crash, not on large corporations but empires like the Roman Empire, Alexander The Great's empire, etc. Latest being things like Citigroup which was once the largest bank in the world, etc. I think its got to do with the leaders/managers changing, e.g. retiring CEO's or Chairman (in the case of Citi) and not having a proper successor (Citi got rid of the perfect guy about 1-2 years before Sand Weill retired causing the problem)... But one should find the exact factors linked to the downfall, then one can analyse large corporations in detail and see when trouble could come... E.g I am following JPMC very closely as a shareholder and i dont expect any major top-level changes anymore for the next few years, but when Jamie Dimon steps down the guy who takes over needs to possess certain skills and a mindset different to the average to really keep the firm excellent, so i am trying to figure out what one should look at, i have a good idea and i think that JPMC is very organised and i believe the number 2 at this stage is excellent... but creating such a framework could help analyse any company, here in SA or overseas... whats your thoughts?