Subject category:
Strategy and General Management
Published by:
IBS Case Development Center
Length: 9 pages
Data source: Published sources
Topics:
BP (British Petroleum); Corporate culture; Organisation culture; Work culture; Restructuring; BP transformation; Change in culture; Project 1990; Performance contracts; Parallel fast track; Corporate governance; Liberal work culture; Knowledge sharing initiatives; BPs knowledge management framework
Abstract
BP (British Petroleum) has traversed a long path from being a typically old-fashioned British company in the 1970s and 1980s, to a modern, aggressive corporate entity. By 2004, BP has become the second largest company in the world with operations in more than 70 countries. The case study traces the transformation of BP''s organisational culture that has helped transform it into the world''s biggest energy company.
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Abstract
BP (British Petroleum) has traversed a long path from being a typically old-fashioned British company in the 1970s and 1980s, to a modern, aggressive corporate entity. By 2004, BP has become the second largest company in the world with operations in more than 70 countries. The case study traces the transformation of BP''s organisational culture that has helped transform it into the world''s biggest energy company.