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Shell, Siemens and DaimlerChrysler : leading change in companies with strong values
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Stadler, Christian and Hinterhuber, Hans H. (2005) Shell, Siemens and DaimlerChrysler : leading change in companies with strong values. Long Range Planning, 38 (5). pp. 467-484. doi:10.1016/j.lrp.2005.06.001 ISSN 0024-6301.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2005.06.001
Abstract
This article examines the question of change and the role of leaders in this process. In search of a formula which allows organisations to adapt without drowning in chaos the authors studied Shell, Siemens and DaimlerChrysler for three and a half years in the 1980s and 1990s. They discovered that the negative aspects of change can be avoided if leaders take a company's core values into account and engage employees when they guide their organisation through times of change. Such a leadership approach requires good actions by followers and the team and therefore a large talent pool. Shell and Siemens were able to fare better than DaimlerChrysler in this respect. They were able to take this approach due to a collective leadership style. A charismatic and overambitious leader, however, presented the greatest danger to the performance and survival of an organisation.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Strategy & International Business Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | Long Range Planning | ||||
Publisher: | Elsevier | ||||
ISSN: | 0024-6301 | ||||
Official Date: | 2005 | ||||
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Volume: | 38 | ||||
Number: | 5 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 467-484 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.lrp.2005.06.001 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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