Subject category:
Finance, Accounting and Control
Published by:
Harvard Business Publishing
Version: 1 December 1998
Length: 6 pages
Data source: Field research
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Abstract
The merger of Asea AB and BBC Brown Boveri required a restructuring of operations and a change in organizational cultures. Competitive success also necessitated the benefits of scale while remaining 'local' for political and customer-responsiveness reasons. The case describes these competitive pressures, which resulted in the decision to adopt a matrix organization.To be used with Asea Brown Boveri: The ABACUS System.
Location:
Industry:
Size:
USD17.8 billion revenues, 150,000 employees
Other setting(s):
1987
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Abstract
The merger of Asea AB and BBC Brown Boveri required a restructuring of operations and a change in organizational cultures. Competitive success also necessitated the benefits of scale while remaining 'local' for political and customer-responsiveness reasons. The case describes these competitive pressures, which resulted in the decision to adopt a matrix organization.To be used with Asea Brown Boveri: The ABACUS System.
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Location:
Industry:
Size:
USD17.8 billion revenues, 150,000 employees
Other setting(s):
1987