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To the desert and back : the story of one of the most dramatic business transformations on record
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To the desert and back : the story of one of the most dramatic business transformations on record

Author: Philip H Mirvis; Karen Ayas; George Roth
Publisher: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, ©2003.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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"Dove, Lipton, Knorr, Ben & Jerry's, and Slim Fast are a few of the brands that are part of the $66 billion global empire known as Unilever. When the story opens, one of its divisions is in deep trouble - declining volume, eroding margins, critical quality problems - and is close to being sold off. Then Tex Gunning, its visionary new division chairman, takes the stage, an expanding circle of young leaders takes  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Fallstudie
Case studies
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Philip H Mirvis; Karen Ayas; George Roth
ISBN: 0787966770 9780787966775
OCLC Number: 51581704
Description: xiv, 257 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Turnaround --
Wake-Up Call --
Rebuilding the Business --
Takeover --
Merger or Takeover? --
Going into Therapy --
Revolution and Chaos --
Transforming the Organization --
180 Leaders in Charge --
Community or Cult? --
The McVan den Bergh Clan --
Transforming the Business --
Growing a Market: Foods --
Growing a Brand: Fats --
Cascading Change: Uniquisine, Calve, Royco, and Nassaukade --
Transfer --
To the Desert --
The Legacy of Growth --
Takeaways for Leading Change --
Change Models and Methods --
Change as Theater --
Holistic Integration --
Cast of Characters--Then and Now --
Learning History.
Responsibility: Philip Mirvis, Karen Ayas, George Roth.
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"Dove, Lipton, Knorr, Ben & Jerry's, and Slim Fast are a few of the brands that are part of the $66 billion global empire known as Unilever. When the story opens, one of its divisions is in deep trouble - declining volume, eroding margins, critical quality problems - and is close to being sold off. Then Tex Gunning, its visionary new division chairman, takes the stage, an expanding circle of young leaders takes charge, and once-skeptical workers embrace a challenging message of growth. The result? The division grows by double digits, year in and year out, and energizes Unilever's quest to thrive around the globe." "To the Desert and Back tells the inside story of the transformation in the words of the people in all quarters of the company who made it happen. It documents five years of personal soul-searching, teamwork, companywide learning conferences, memorable journeys to the mountains and desert, and inspired promotions that show how these efforts produced a remarkable top-to-bottom turnaround. This story delivers authentic and convincing proof that a revitalized business is about personal growth."--BOOK JACKET.

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