Elektrolux The Acquisition And

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new visions.(Normann in Quinn, p99)
As a first step, mission values and guiding principles of Zanussi were made public to the employees in the Mission Statement.(Exhibit 3 in Case Study, p914) From the bottom-up they should understand step-by-step in a learning process (Normann in Quinn, p99) what behaviour was generally expected and correct. Bennis and others (in Quinn, p101) also agree that “programs to achieve significant change must be phased and largely undertaken bottom up, but the legitimacy of alternatives must be affirmed by the support of key people at the top.” Besides the new Mission Statement, education and training programmes were undertaken to diffuse the new philosophy and policy.
Thus the rules for building up an effective network are made visible. This network supports the formal structure. Breton and Wintrobe also assume that “relationships between superiors and subordinates in bureaus are generally governed by exchange and trade and not by the ...

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brought in. As Mr. Estes says, “you don´t try to ram your conclusions down people’s throats. You try to persuade people what has to be done and provide confidence and leadership for them.”(Quinn, p136) By this Mr. Rossignolo set a sign that he does not want to take one party’s side, but that he is neutral and therefore he increased the Italian´s trust in his person.

According to the mission statement, Elektrolux central value is “transparency”, or openness. To integrate this in Zanussi´s culture was one of the major tasks the Swedish had to achieve. Conflicts were part of the Italian’s daily life. Seniority and loyalty to individuals were ...

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