Subject category:
Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
Published by:
Harvard Business Publishing
Version: 5 August 2008
Length: 21 pages
Data source: Published sources
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Abstract
Du Pont''s realization in 1921 that its ''U-form'' corporate structure was ill-suited its new diversification strategy led to a pioneering new kind of organization - the ''M'' or multidivisional form - that has been called the most important innovation of capitalism in the 20th century. This case examines how and why this pivotal transformation took place, and what its implications may be for corporations that are trying to align their structure with their strategy as they undergo rapid growth and change.
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1802-1921
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Abstract
Du Pont''s realization in 1921 that its ''U-form'' corporate structure was ill-suited its new diversification strategy led to a pioneering new kind of organization - the ''M'' or multidivisional form - that has been called the most important innovation of capitalism in the 20th century. This case examines how and why this pivotal transformation took place, and what its implications may be for corporations that are trying to align their structure with their strategy as they undergo rapid growth and change.
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Other setting(s):
1802-1921