Title :
The management of change: a case study
Author :
Callahan, Richard N. ; Raper, Stephen A.
Author_Institution :
Eaton Corp., West Plains, MO, USA
Abstract :
A literature review was conducted to identify some of the requirements for competitiveness and change that are being promoted by leaders in the manufacturing field. A survey was developed based on the literature review and was subsequently administered, via the case study method, at a midwestern US agricultural chemicals firm to determine the company´s degree of compliance with the literature´s recommendations. To a large degree, the company complied with the requirements
Keywords :
management; manufacturing industries; reviews; USA; agriculture; case study; chemical industry; competitiveness; management; manufacturing; recommendations; review; survey; Chemicals; Command and control systems; Computer aided software engineering; Europe; Globalization; Manufacturing; Power system management; Product development; Protection; Research and development management;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering Management Conference, 1992. Managing in a Global Environment., 1992 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Eatontown, NJ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0854-9
DOI :
10.1109/IEMC.1992.225308