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Successfully Managing Complex Companies

Challenge for Supervisory and Executive Boards

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Authors:
  1. Rudolf Grünig

    1. University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland

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  • Provides an overview of the most important management tasks in complex companies
  • Adopts a consistent perspective from the angle of supervisory and managing boards
  • Addresses management tasks with a high degree of practical orientation

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-3

  3. Final Remarks

    • Rudolf Grünig
    Pages 147-147

  4. Overview of the Management of a Complex Company

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
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    2. Understanding the Complex Company

      • Rudolf Grünig
      Pages 7-16

    3. Understanding Management

      • Rudolf Grünig
      Pages 17-24

  5. Core Tasks

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 25-25
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    2. Setting Values and Objectives

      • Rudolf Grünig
      Pages 27-37

    3. Assessing the Situation and Making Decisions

      • Rudolf Grünig
      Pages 39-46

    4. Leading Employees and Communicating with Stakeholders

      • Rudolf Grünig
      Pages 47-56

  6. Analysis and Design Tasks

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57
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    2. Identifying Possible Developments in the Environment

      • Rudolf Grünig
      Pages 59-68

    3. Developing the Company Strategically

      • Rudolf Grünig
      Pages 69-81

    4. Defining Governance and Organization

      • Rudolf Grünig
      Pages 83-94

    5. Filling Key Positions

      • Rudolf Grünig
      Pages 95-101

    6. Controlling Performance and Financing

      • Rudolf Grünig
      Pages 103-111

    7. Preventing and Managing Crises

      • Rudolf Grünig
      Pages 113-123

  7. Meta-Tasks

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-125
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    2. Promoting Entrepreneurship

      • Rudolf Grünig
      Pages 127-136

    3. Simplifying and Creating Synergies

      • Rudolf Grünig
      Pages 137-146
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About this book

Complex companies are characterized by high turnover, a wide range of products and services, international operations, a significant number of employees, and decentralized production. In addition to their size and diversity, complex companies are also characterized by high environmental dynamics and significant internal changes.

Successfully managing a complex company presents a major challenge. This book begins by providing an overview of the most important tasks for both the supervisory and executive boards. It distinguishes three core tasks, six analysis and design tasks, and two meta-tasks. The individual tasks are then briefly described in a practical manner, including:

-  The importance of the task

-   The framework and description of the main subtasks

-   The responsibilities of the supervisory and executive boards

The primary audience for this book is members of supervisory and executive boards of complex companies. It can also be valuable for consultants. Finally, it is suitable as a teaching aid in master's programs, executive courses, and in-house programs of companies.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland

    Rudolf Grünig

About the author

Prof. Dr. Rudolf Grünig holds a PhD from the University of Bern. He is a professor of management at the University of Fribourg, and board member and consultant of large and medium-sized Swiss companies. Additionally, he serves as a lecturer in strategy for executive courses and is an adjunct professor at the Swiss Finance Institute. From 2006 to 2009, he commanded an infantry brigade in the Swiss Army.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Successfully Managing Complex Companies

  • Book Subtitle: Challenge for Supervisory and Executive Boards

  • Authors: Rudolf Grünig

  • Translated by: Maude Montani

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-42673-6

  • Publisher: Springer Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-658-42672-9Published: 15 November 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-42673-6Published: 14 November 2023

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 153

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 51 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Business Strategy/Leadership, Organization, Corporate Governance

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