With managers stifled of initiative and head office decisions based on wrong information, Central Wagon — the steel processing and engineering group — used to be a classic example of how not to run a company, says its present chairman, Geoffrey Rose. Now, having got the group out of debt and on to a profitable footing, Rose is looking for ways to accelerate Central Wagon's growth — including a joint venture in Spain to produce oil pipes for the North Sea and the Middle East. Ken Gooding reports.
How Rose got Central Wagon rolling again
Industrial Management ; 75 , 7 ; 24-26
01.07.1975
3 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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