Subject category:
Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
Published by:
INSEAD
Version: 06.2014
Length: 22 pages
Data source: Field research
Abstract
This is the first of a two-case series. This case exposes the growing pains of an older, bricks-and-mortar, company as it attempts to join the New Economy. The focus is on synergy; pushed by converging technologies and managed by a young and energetic leader, Bertelsmann attempts to overcome a history of decentralization to create a more integrated and Internet savvy corporation.
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Abstract
This is the first of a two-case series. This case exposes the growing pains of an older, bricks-and-mortar, company as it attempts to join the New Economy. The focus is on synergy; pushed by converging technologies and managed by a young and energetic leader, Bertelsmann attempts to overcome a history of decentralization to create a more integrated and Internet savvy corporation.