Corporate Transformation - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0792397673 ISBN 13: 9780792397670

Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997

Synopsis

by Professor Alessandro Sinatra xi There are two categories which divide academic writing. The first category is made up of those which gather and systemize a developed thought, while the second is made up of those which detail a learning process which is presently occurring. This book belongs to the second category. It is intended to offer evidence of a still continuing research process which began three years ago. This reseach, undertaken simultaneously in Europe, the United States and Japan, has provided interesting evidence as to the conditions which must be present within a company in order to ensure continuous change. The object of our research has been to galvanize academics and managers into a debate which is especially relevant today: that of the ability of a company to anticipate or respond to changes which are occurring in its environment. Today more than ever, the ability to change culture and organizational structure are conditions which ensure a company's success, or more often, permit its survival. This book offers ten case studies about ten different large international firms, and about how they approached the problem of strategic change. In addition, there are ten articles which analyze the empirical evidence presented in the cases, and which try to provide and develop a general framework which can be used in a variety of situations. The cases represent an empirical base of reference. For the manager, they can serve as a source of benchmarking with the present situation of herlhis company.

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Synopsis

How does a firm anticipate and respond to changes which occur in its environment? What is involved in planning and implementing a business strategy which allows a company over time, and under different conditions, to maintain and improve upon previous success? This study presents ten case studies of ten different international firms and their individual approaches to the problem of strategic change. Furthermore, these empirical studies are complemented by ten chapters of analysis, which aim to develop a general framework for discussing strategy development and implementation. Several themes emerge from this collection, including: the meaning of strategic vision; the relationship of such vision to particular and distinctive firm competencies; organizational learning as a source of information; and the phenomenon of corporate renewal.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792397673
• ISBN 13: 9780792397670
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 573
• Editor: Sinatra Alessandro