The Awakening Giant (Routledge Revivals) : Continuity and Change in Imperial Chemical Industries

Andrew (Said Business School Pettigrew

ISBN 10: 0415619947 / ISBN 13: 9780415619943

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd Mär 2011, 2011

About this Item

Neuware - First published in 1985, this book is about Imperial Chemical Industriesa (TM) 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 worlda (TM)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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Awakening Giant (Routledge Revivals) : Continuity and Change in Imperial Chemical Industries
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Mär 2011
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415619947
• ISBN 13: 9780415619943
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 163H x 37D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 163 millimeters height by 37 millimeters depth
• Weight: 974 grams

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Andrew M. Pettigrew