If innovation is lacking, risk aversion is prevalent, and the entrepreneurial spirit is gone, a business may exhibit stalled or halted growth. This is referred to as:

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Ossification refers to the hardening or inflexibility of an organization's policies, procedures, and practices that hinder growth and innovation. This results in a lack of entrepreneurial spirit, risk aversion, and a resistance to change. It is not necessarily the end of the organizational life cycle, deterioration, or desecration, but rather a specific stage in the cycle of an organization's development. Business mummification is not a commonly used term in this context.

If Innovation Is Lacking, Risk Aversion Is Prevalent, and the Entrepreneurial