A Long Time in Making (Hardcover)

Idioma: inglés

Editorial: Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2014

0198717253 / 9780198717256

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Hardcover. Smiths Group (formerly Smiths Industries), part of the UK FTSE 100 index, is a global engineering company with a market capitalisation over 5bn. Evolving from beginnings in the Victorian jewellery trade, to significant market presences in the twentieth century motor accessory, clock and watch industries, it has reinvented itself again as a diversified international company, operating in the medical, communications, security and engineered components sectors.Its narrative history, illuminating the reasons for its survival and adaptability, offers useful data and information to aid wider research into questions such as the legitimacy of conglomerates as abusiness model, the creation and maintenance of corporate culture, issues of succession, the effects of mergers and the questionable value placed upon targeted synergies-even the role of serendipity.The story begins with several generations of the Smith family amassing a fortune in retail, and then, following a 1914 stock-market flotation, describes the transition from family run business to the development of a professionally-run managerial enterprise. Since the 1970s ithas had to face the decline of major markets and competitive pressures, leading to the adoption of new business lines, globalisation, and the internationalisation of its workforce. It now has 23,000employees across more than 50 countries-along the way shocking the markets by abandoning core businesses and undergoing a controversial merger.Unfettered access to company records, and interviews with former staff members, provide insights into the strategy and management of the firm, illuminating the rich culture of Smiths, characterised by the frequent fostering of technical brilliance and a cast of larger than life characters. Based on company records and interviews, the book charts the history of Smiths Group from its beginnings in the Victorian jewellery trade to its current standing as a global technology company. It represents a story of transition from family-owned business, through paternalistic management to its modern shareholder-driven structure. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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Título
A Long Time in Making (Hardcover)
Autor
James Nye
Editorial
Oxford University Press, Oxford
Año de publicación
2014
Estado
new
Encuadernación
Hardcover
Idioma
inglés
ISBN 10
0198717253
ISBN 13
9780198717256

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