Synopsis
Explore how America’s giant firms reshaped management through bold reorganizations and new structures. This comparative study reveals the logic behind changing approaches to administration in big industry.
Drawing on detailed case histories of firms like Du Pont, General Motors, Standard Oil of New Jersey, and Sears, Roebuck & Company, the book shows how leaders aligned strategy with organization to meet growing scale and complexity. It explains the shift from centralized control to diversified, multidivisional forms and highlights the challenges of coordinating many moving parts while maintaining clear accountability.
- How large enterprises reorganized to align strategy with structure
- The rise of centralized offices, decentralization, and the multidivisional model
- Patterns of organizational innovation and the decision-making processes that supported growth
- Case studies that illustrate both successes and the tensions of big-system design
Ideal for readers of business history and organizational leadership seeking concrete lessons from real-world corporate evolution.
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