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‘The wee outfit that decked IBM’: ‘manufacturing’ strategic change and leadership in the ‘cash’
Author(s) -
Martin Graeme,
Riddell Tom
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
strategic change
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 1099-1697
pISSN - 1086-1718
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1697(199601)5:1<3::aid-jsc209>3.0.co;2-6
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , ibm , management , strategic leadership , cost leadership , business , position (finance) , cash , transactional leadership , business administration , marketing , economics , finance , paleontology , materials science , biology , nanotechnology
The article provides a case study of turnaround at the NCR company in Dundee, from a position of near closure in 1980 to its current market leadership. It illustrates the components of leadership needed for successful change. It emphasizes the business context and strategic decisions as well as the personal characteristics of leadership.