The awakening giant continuity and change in imperial chemical industries
First published in 1985, The Awakening Giant 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 book rewarding reading.
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Abingdon [England] :
Routledge
2011, c1985.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
| Colección: | Routledge revivals
Routledge Revivals |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628697706719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The Awakening Giant Continuity and Change in Imperial ChemicalIndustries; Copyright; The Awakening Giant Continuity and Change in Imperial Chemical Industries; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1 Research on Organisational Change and Development and Strategic Change: Some Limitations; Organisational Change and Development; Origins, History, and Development of Organisational Development; Research on Organisational Change and Development; Context and Process in Existing Research on Organisational Change; Elements of the Literature on Strategic Choice and Change; Bearings
- 2 Context, Culture and Politics: The Development of Strategic ChangeCriticisms of Organisation Theory and Behaviour; Analytical Bearings: Linking Context, Process, and Organisational Changing; Data Base and Research Questions; The Political and Cultural Perspective on Organisational Process; The Levels of Analysis and Particular Study Questions; 3 ICI In Its Changing Business and Economic Context; Trends and Characteristics of the Chemical Industry; Some Trends and Characteristics of the UK Chemical Industry and Its Economic Context, 1960-83
- The Recent Business History, Culture, and Performance of ICIICI Compared with Some Major Competitors, 1967-81; 4 Implementing Corporate Change: A Role for Organisation Development 1965-72; The Central Organisation Development Resources, 1964-72: An Overview; Antecedents of MUPS and WSA; Dealing with Resistance to Change: The Birth and Early Life of Central Organisation Development; The Legacy of WSA and SDP; 5 The Heavy Hand of History: Business Development and Social Innovation in Agricultural Division; Billingham Division: Business History, Organisation and Culture 1920-57
- Business History and Development, 1958-83Agricultural Division Organisation Development: An Overview; Antecedents of Organisation Development; Social Innovation in Agricultural Division 1962-69; 6 The Organic Strategy for Creating Change: Agricultural Division; Birth and Pioneering, 1969-72; Diffusion and Doubt, 1972-76 173; Opportunism and Refocussing 1977-83; Postscript: Business Survival and Regeneration: A Role for Organisation Development for the 1980's?; 7 The Enforced Strategy for Creating Change: Petrochemicals Division
- Heavy Organic Chemicals/Petrochemicals Division: Business History, Organisation, and Culture: 1958-81Petrochemicals Division Organisation Development Unit: An Overview; Antecedents of the Organisation Development Unit; The Birth: From Task Force to Organisation Development Unit 1970-72; Demise of the Organisation Development Unit 1972-73; Organisation Development: The End; 8 The Change Strategy Without Political Support: Plastics Division; Plastics Division: Business History, Organisation and Culture, 1945-81
- Plastics Division's Use of Specialist Organisation Development Resources: An Overview
