The Awakening Giant: Continuity and Change in Imperial Chemical Industries - Couverture souple

Pettigrew, Andrew M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0631134557 ISBN 13 : 9780631134558

Editeur : Blackwell Publishers, 1985

Synopsis

This volume is about Imperial Chemical Industries' response to the changing social, political and economic environment of the past 20 years. Using an extensive series of personal interviews and archival material, the book examines the evolution of organization structure and culture, technology, and union-management relations within this corporate giant over an extended period of time. It is an account, told from the inside, by one of the world's leading management and organization theorists. Anyone with an interest in managing change in a large corporation should find it rewarding reading.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

First published in 1985, this book is about Imperial Chemical Industries’ response to the changing social, political, business and economic environment over the past twenty years. Using personal interviews and archival material, Andrew Pettigrew examines the evolution of business strategy, organisation structure and culture, technology and union-management relations within this corporate giant over an extended period of time. It is a compelling account, told from the inside, by one of the world’s leading management and organisation theorists. The Awakening Giant has made a major practical and theoretical contribution to the study of corporate strategy, organisational analysis and change, and business history. Anyone with an interest in managing change in a large corporation will find this reissue rewarding reading.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Blackwell Publishers
• Date d'édition: 1985
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0631134557
• ISBN 13: 9780631134558
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 536
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible