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1 online resource (xxi, 542 pages) : illustrations |
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Routledge revivals |
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Routledge revivals.
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| Contents |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| Summary |
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 pr |
| Notes |
Originally published: Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1985 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Imperial Chemical Industries PLC -- History -- 20th century
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| SUBJECT |
Imperial Chemical Industries PLC fast |
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Chemical industry -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Corporate & Business History.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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Chemical industry
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136720949 |
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1136720944 |
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1299698182 |
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9781299698185 |
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9780203816264 |
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0203816269 |
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9781136720895 |
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1136720898 |
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9781136720932 |
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1136720936 |
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9780415668767 |
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041566876X |
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