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Achieving successful organizational transformation

Author: David A Whitsett; Irving R Burling
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Quorum, 1996.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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This book is a case study of the integration of two financial services companies, Century Companies of America and CUNA Mutual Insurance Group. The combining of the two organizations is positioned in the book as a special case of large-scale organizational transformation. The events described took place between 1988 and 1995. While the story contains enough technical detail to make the events understandable, its  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Case studies
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: David A Whitsett; Irving R Burling
ISBN: 1567200265 9781567200263
OCLC Number: 32859262
Description: 127 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents: 1. An Overview --
2. Human Issues in Organizational Change --
3. Histories of the Companies and Descriptions of Their Preaffiliation Cultures --
4. Structural Change in the Industry --
5. Origins of the Affiliation --
6. Evolution of the Affiliation --
7. Forms of Integration in the Affiliation --
8. Continuing Integration --
9. Lessons Learned.
Responsibility: David A. Whitsett and Irving R. Burling.

Abstract:

This book is a case study of the integration of two financial services companies, Century Companies of America and CUNA Mutual Insurance Group. The combining of the two organizations is positioned in the book as a special case of large-scale organizational transformation. The events described took place between 1988 and 1995. While the story contains enough technical detail to make the events understandable, its focus is on the human and psychological aspects of the undertaking.

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