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From Coal to Biotech: The Transformation of DSM with Business School Support

By Jean-Pierre Jeannet , Hein Schreuder (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2015
ISBN
978-3-662-46298-0, 978-3-662-46299-7
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-46299-7
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7731608 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
322\333
Time added
2015-04-23 16:00:00
Business Strategy/Leadership; Organization/PlanninOrganization and Leadership; Marketing

Description

This management book documents the remarkable transformation of DSM, first from a coal mining company to a commodity chemicals producer and then in the last two decades to the life sciences & materials sciences company it is today, with its strong focus on biotechnology. The book gives an inside view on the ‘strategic learning cycles’ that have driven this evolutionary transformation. It also discusses the company traits that have contributed to its ability to adapt, grow and prosper. Renowned business schools such as IMD and Babson have accompanied the second transformation of DSM through their executive education programs. The book documents this support and draws lessons for long-term collaboration between companies and the business school world.

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