2 case(s) found.
The case follows the story of Brazilian business leader, Ricardo Semler, who took the family marine-pump business, Semco, to multi-national, multi-sector success. To do so, Ricardo Semler dramatically changed his own leadership style by relinquishing control and working less hard, and subsequently transformed the culture at Semco via a radical process of workplace democratisation.
Reference 5982
Published 28 Apr 2014
Length 12 page(s)
Region South America
Industry Education Management, Leisure, Travel and Tourism, Banking
The case follows the story of Brazilian business leader, Ricardo Semler, who took the family marine-pump business, Semco, to multi-national, multi-sector success. To do so, Ricardo Semler dramatically changed his own leadership style by relinquishing control and working less hard, and subsequently transformed the culture at Semco via a radical process of workplace democratisation.
Banking on Change focuses on key issues involved in organisational transformation and culture integration. It looks at what happened when a well-known Swiss bank acquired a British investment bank (names are disguised): from the mismatch of corporate cultures, to the frustration and fear caused by poor communication and planning on the part of the Swiss executives.
Banking on Change focuses on key issues involved in organisational transformation and culture integration. It looks at what happened when a well-known Swiss bank acquired a British investment bank (names are disguised): from the mismatch of corporate cultures, to the frustration and fear caused by poor communication and planning on the part of the Swiss executives.