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A team led by Vivienne Cox, Executive Vice President for Gas, Power, and Renewables, identifies and launches a new business, BP Alternative Energy. Investing on this scale in a “green” power business was a radical departure for BP.It illustrates how Cox guided the emergence of a vision for AE, got key stakeholders on board and set in place conditions for a highly motivated team.
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Reference 5473
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Published 29 Oct 2007
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Length 20 page(s)
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Region Europe
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Industry Oil & Energy
A team led by Vivienne Cox, Executive Vice President for Gas, Power, and Renewables, identifies and launches a new business, BP Alternative Energy. Investing on this scale in a “green” power business was a radical departure for BP.It illustrates how Cox guided the emergence of a vision for AE, got key stakeholders on board and set in place conditions for a highly motivated team.
The case looks at the difference in Robert Hortons and David Simons leadership styles in the context of the upheaval of the oil industry in the past 25 years, and the roles the two leaders played in the transformation process at BP. It examines the reasons why, although the two mens goals were nearly identical, their individual style determined failure for one, and success for the other.
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Reference 4692
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Published 30 Apr 1997
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Length 13 page(s)
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Region Global
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Industry Oil & Energy
The case looks at the difference in Robert Hortons and David Simons leadership styles in the context of the upheaval of the oil industry in the past 25 years, and the roles the two leaders played in the transformation process at BP. It examines the reasons why, although the two mens goals were nearly identical, their individual style determined failure for one, and success for the other.