Doern, Rachel and Fey, Carl. 2001. Managing pibrex Russia (Case A): New Crises, Old Grievances. Discussion Paper. Ivey Publishing, Canada. [Report]

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Pibrex is one of the world's largest developers of petrochemical-based polymers for the plastics market. The company has purchased a plant in Russia and after three years of serious operating losses has appointed a new general manager of the plant. The plant lacks a strong organizational culture; communications within and between departments are poor; inequity in wages, working conditions, and training exist but motivation and retention problems are prevalent, Pibrex headquarters is losing interest in the Russian operation; and two sub-cultures exist within the Pibrex Russia organization. The general manager must develop an action plan that can turn operations around with minimal expense to Pibrex. A supplement, Managing Pibrex Russia (B): Developing Organizational Strategies to Ensure Sustainable Profitability (product '9B01M021') discusses issues facing the company two years later.

Item Type:	Report (Discussion Paper)
Keywords:	Change management; General management; Subsidiaries; Corporate governance, Russia, Chemicals and allied products, Large, 1998
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Institute of Management Studies
Date:	2001
Item ID:	9679
Date Deposited:	17 Jan 2014 15:12
Last Modified:	29 Nov 2018 14:06
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/9679

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