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Oil change : perspectives on corporate transformation / Art Kleiner, George Roth ; with Ann Thomas, Toni Gregory, Edward Hamell.

By: Kleiner, ArtContributor(s): Roth, George, 1957-Material type: Text

TextSeries: Oil change : perspectives on corporate transformation Learning history library: Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2000Description: xxxiv, 235 p. : ill. ; HB. 25 cmISBN: 0195134877 (cloth)Subject(s): Petroleum industry and trade -- United States -- Management -- Case studies | Organizational change -- United States -- Case studiesDDC classification: 333.8230973 KLE 2000 LOC classification: HD9565 | .K574 2000

Contents:

Introduction -- Genesis: The Early Years -- The Quest for Financial Literacy -- Southern Company -- Governance: New Structures for Focusing Power and Accountability -- Noble Purpose: The OilCo Consulting Governance Story -- The Glass House of Leadership -- Buxton Falls' High Performance Teams -- Three Siblings and The Pace of Change -- Downsizing During Transformation: The OilCo Chemical Story -- The Diversity Corporate Initiative Team -- Who Am I? -- When Will We Learn? / Edgar Schein -- Sense Making as a Driving Force in Change at OilCo / Karl Weick -- Governance and Federalism / Charles Handy -- Discussion Guide.

Review: "Oil Change: Perspectives on Corporate Transformation is the story of major corporate change undertaken by OilCo, a pseudonym for a major international oil company, just after a time of lay-offs and cutbacks. Key people within the company tell the story, using a technique developed at MIT's Center for Organizational Learning. One hundred and fifty employees were interviewed at all levels of the company, from hourly workers to the executive council.Summary: They worked in all primary OilCo businesses: exploration and production, refining and retail, chemical and oil consulting. During this time all the firm's values came into question, including its business practices, corporate governance structure, team management, and leadership style. Oil Change: Perspectives on Corporate Transformation gives students an inside look at what OilCo learned collectively.Summary: It also shows what employees learned individually as they worked in an often turbulent environment."--BOOK JACKET.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-235).

Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Genesis: The Early Years -- Ch. 3. The Quest for Financial Literacy -- Ch. 4. Southern Company -- Ch. 5. Governance: New Structures for Focusing Power and Accountability -- Ch. 6. Noble Purpose: The OilCo Consulting Governance Story -- Ch. 7. The Glass House of Leadership -- Ch. 8. Buxton Falls' High Performance Teams -- Ch. 9. Three Siblings and The Pace of Change -- Ch. 10. Downsizing During Transformation: The OilCo Chemical Story -- Ch. 11. The Diversity Corporate Initiative Team -- Ch. 12. Who Am I? -- Ch. 13. When Will We Learn? / Edgar Schein -- Ch. 14. Sense Making as a Driving Force in Change at OilCo / Karl Weick -- Ch. 15. Governance and Federalism / Charles Handy -- Ch. 16. Discussion Guide.

"Oil Change: Perspectives on Corporate Transformation is the story of major corporate change undertaken by OilCo, a pseudonym for a major international oil company, just after a time of lay-offs and cutbacks. Key people within the company tell the story, using a technique developed at MIT's Center for Organizational Learning. One hundred and fifty employees were interviewed at all levels of the company, from hourly workers to the executive council.

They worked in all primary OilCo businesses: exploration and production, refining and retail, chemical and oil consulting. During this time all the firm's values came into question, including its business practices, corporate governance structure, team management, and leadership style. Oil Change: Perspectives on Corporate Transformation gives students an inside look at what OilCo learned collectively.

It also shows what employees learned individually as they worked in an often turbulent environment."--BOOK JACKET.

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