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Codan 2000

By Paul A. L. Evans,  Michael Wulff Pedersen
Published 12 Jan 1997
Reference 4792
Topic Leadership & Organisations
Industry Plastics
Region Europe
Length 21 page(s)
Language English
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Winner of the Case Centre Awards and Competitions 2004 in the Category 'Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour'

Summary

Codan 2000 is a change project at a Danish rubber company to break down functional barriers and build client/business orientation. It focuses on the creation of self-managed teams in three new product factories. After two years of implementation, Codan 2000 lives up to performance expectations in one unit, there is 25% progress in a second, but no progress in a third. How can necessary changes be speeded up?

Teaching objectives

To explore issues of management of change on an Organizational Behavior, Change, or HRM course, particularly in connection with the implementation of Empowerment, BPR (business process reengineering) or TQM, with a particular focus on self-managed teams. The case encourages deep discussion on why such initiatives sometimes succeed and often fail. It is suitable for both MBA and executive programs, and it can also be used in an Operations Management course.

Keywords
  • HUMAN
  • RESOURCES
  • MANAGEMENT
  • AR1997
  • Organizational Change
  • Self-managed Teams
  • Empowerment
  • Business Process Reengineering (BPR)
  • Leadership
  • Human Resources Management
  • Cellular Manufacturing
  • Total Quality Management
About the authors
Evans

Paul A. L. Evans

Emeritus Professor of Organisational Behaviour

Michael  Wulff Pedersen


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