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    ABB (D): Leadership in a decentralized governance structure

    By Ulrich Steger, Paul Strebel and Wolfgang Amann
    4 pages
    December 2004
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    Reference: IMD-3-1474

    Case D provides the basis to discuss to what extent high Board involvement in strategizing is necessary once a turnaround has been accomplished and the situation is back to normal.

    Keywords
    Corporate Governance, Turnaround, Power Generation
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    Switzerland
    2004
    Type
    Field Research
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    © 2004
    Available Languages
    English
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