TY - JOUR
T1 - 3M and Imation
T2 - Demerger as a Source of Innovation
AU - Denton, John
AU - De Cock, Christian
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - The case documents an eventful year in the history of 3M, a company that until November 1995 had been considered a paragon of corporate consistency. The particular emphasis of this case is on the spin-off or demerger of 3M's data storage and imaging businesses into a new company called Imation. Although the decision to demerge was taken in a global context, the detailed comments and reflections of participants involved in this process are drawn from Europe and, in particular, from the UK. The case makes extensive use of quotes from these managers in order to bring to life decisions and events. This case explores the strategy behind 3M's decision to demerge, and considers the myriad of structural and cultural issues arising from the decision. Finally, the case examines the results of the demerger and assesses the position of the fledgling company.
AB - The case documents an eventful year in the history of 3M, a company that until November 1995 had been considered a paragon of corporate consistency. The particular emphasis of this case is on the spin-off or demerger of 3M's data storage and imaging businesses into a new company called Imation. Although the decision to demerge was taken in a global context, the detailed comments and reflections of participants involved in this process are drawn from Europe and, in particular, from the UK. The case makes extensive use of quotes from these managers in order to bring to life decisions and events. This case explores the strategy behind 3M's decision to demerge, and considers the myriad of structural and cultural issues arising from the decision. Finally, the case examines the results of the demerger and assesses the position of the fledgling company.
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U2 - 10.1111/1467-8691.00053
DO - 10.1111/1467-8691.00053
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:0009257371
VL - 6
SP - 73
EP - 88
JO - Creativity and Innovation Management
JF - Creativity and Innovation Management
SN - 0963-1690
IS - 2
ER -