The British East India Company 1600-1858: A model of transition management for the modern global corporation

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Title:	The British East India Company 1600-1858: A model of transition management for the modern global corporation
Author(s):	George S. Roukis, (Frank G. Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, USA)
Citation:	George S. Roukis, (2004) "The British East India Company 1600-1858: A model of transition management for the modern global corporation", Journal of Management Development, Vol. 23 Iss: 10, pp.938 - 948
Keywords:	Forward planning, Management effectiveness, Transnational companies
Article type:	Research paper
DOI:	10.1108/02621710410566847 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Abstract:	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.