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Strategies and Styles
The Role of the Centre in Managing Diversified Corporations
Michael Goold (Author), Andrew Campbell (Author)
9780631168461, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 30 March 1989
384 pages
22.9 x 15.5 x 2 cm, 0.595 kg
Establishing a management style that suits a corporation and adds value CEOs are tasked with choosing and implementing a management style that complements the company. Strategies and Styles: The Role of the Centre in Managing Diversified Corporations discusses how a corporate management style should match the company's portfolio, while adding value to the business. Based on a study of 16 leading multinational companies, the book also explores the relationship between corporate and divisional areas of business, while offering an effective analysis of the management process.
Acknowledgements ix 1 Introduction 1 2 The Role of the Centre 15 3 Strategic Management Stylest te Framework 35 4 Strategic Planning Companies 47 5 Strategic Control Companies 86 6 Financial Control Companies 111 7 Holding and Centralizing Companies 146 8. The Styles Compared 151 9. Tensions 163 10. Avoiding Pitfalls 183 11. Adding Value 194 12. Matching the Style and the Business 220 13. Managing Diversity 243 14. International Benchmarks 260 15. Conclusions 293 Appendices 1 Company Backgrounds and Summary Statistics 309 2 Strategic Planning System Design 346 3 The Strategic Change Process 352 4 Research Methodology 360 Index 365
Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
