The British East India Company 1600-1858: A model of transition management for the modern global corporation
This paper focuses on the challenges facing global corporations which operate in a variety of environments with increasing multicultural managements and sophisticated understanding of how information technologies and organizational astuteness promote success. Compares this environment with that of the British East India Company. Suggests that corporations operating in the unpredictable environments at the start of the 21st century, in the absence of predictable government and military assistance, of necessity, will be compelled to rethink their transition strategies. Concludes that corporations will assume greater responsibility for functions ‐ including intelligence acquisition, law enforcement, and military projection ‐ normally provided by traditional nation-states, following the pattern of the British East India Company.
Keywords: Forward planning; Management effectiveness; Transnational companies
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 December 2004
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