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Chapter 14, Problem 1CDQ
Summary Introduction
Case summary:
Company P is the oldest global corporation that started making lighting products. It branched out into a variety of businesses, which included consumer electronics, healthcare products, and domestic appliances. Many research and development activities were centralized at Company P’s headquarters in City E.
Company P continued to underperform against its world-wide rivals. In order to achieve the aim of improving 3 billion lives of people, the healthcare unit’s slogan became “creating the future of healthcare”.
Characters in the case:
Company P,
City E.
To determine: The reason for Company P’s organizational structure to make sense early on in its existence and the reason for its structure to create problems for the company.
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