Lucia Del Carpio

Assistant Professor of Economics
The case starts by describing the transformation of ING Netherlands from a traditional bank with functional hierarchies to an organization that embraces digitalization and ‘Agile’ principles. Then it illustrates how the bank is re-organized around self-managed teams without traditional managers. Finally, the narrative recounts how employees are empowered to make decisions.

Published 25 Sep 2017

Reference 6316

Topic Leadership & Organisations

Industry Banking

Region Europe

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The case starts by describing the transformation of ING Netherlands from a traditional bank with functional hierarchies to an organization that embraces digitalization and ‘Agile’ principles. Then it illustrates how the bank is re-organized around self-managed teams without traditional managers. Finally, the narrative recounts how employees are empowered to make decisions.

Published 25 Sep 2017

Reference 6316

Topic Leadership & Organisations

Industry Banking

Region Europe

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This case describes how Jos de Blok, CEO of Buurtzorg, a non-profit home healthcare provider in Holland, radically overhauled home care delivery in Holland. He believed in giving responsibility back to those who knew the job best: nurses.

Published 30 Jan 2017

Reference 6194

Topic Leadership & Organisations

Industry Medical Devices

Region Europe

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This case describes how Jos de Blok, CEO of Buurtzorg, a non-profit home healthcare provider in Holland, radically overhauled home care delivery in Holland. He believed in giving responsibility back to those who knew the job best: nurses. He created an organization without managers or hierarchy, which put the patient at the centre and was based upon the concept of self-managed teams.

Published 30 Jan 2017

Reference 6194

Topic Leadership & Organisations

Industry Medical Devices

Region Europe

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Behavioral Economics, Economic Development, Applied Microeconomics, Public Finance