Leadership Changes at Alcoa
Leadership Changes at Alcoa
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Read the case study: “Leadership Changes at Alcoa” in Chapter 13 on page 656 of the textbook
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Leadership Changes at Alcoa
Overview
Alcoa, positioned as the seventy-ninth biggest company in the year 2005 by Fortune 2005, hires roughly 129000 employees from all over the world, and it recorded $23.96 billion as its annual sales in 2004. This company is famous for its innovative and progressive management. It has a culture of handling its employees with respect, and it makes efforts to avert downsizings and plant dismissals not unless obliged to implement
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