Housekeeping at Corporate Headquarters: International Trends in Optimizing the Size and Scope of Corporate Headquarters
Type
work report
Date Issued
2012
Author(s)
Abstract
Survey Report - Purpose: This international guide on changes at CHQ provides data
and insights on changes in CHQ design over a four-year time period
(2007-2010), as well as on the status quo of recent CHQ design and effectiveness
(2010).
Surveys: The guide is based on large-scale surveys of 761 of the largest
corporations in 21 countries in North America and Europe. The overall
company-level response rate accounting for 28.4 % of the sample indicates
a large interest in changes at CHQ.
Key findings: The surveys indicate an overall trend towards stronger
CHQ - in contrast to the more prominent cases of CHQ cutbacks frequently
published in the business press. Many companies have tightened
the reins of CHQ and increased CHQ influence over divisional decisions.
and insights on changes in CHQ design over a four-year time period
(2007-2010), as well as on the status quo of recent CHQ design and effectiveness
(2010).
Surveys: The guide is based on large-scale surveys of 761 of the largest
corporations in 21 countries in North America and Europe. The overall
company-level response rate accounting for 28.4 % of the sample indicates
a large interest in changes at CHQ.
Key findings: The surveys indicate an overall trend towards stronger
CHQ - in contrast to the more prominent cases of CHQ cutbacks frequently
published in the business press. Many companies have tightened
the reins of CHQ and increased CHQ influence over divisional decisions.
Language
English
Keywords
Corporate headquarters
corporate functions
corporate parent
general office
central administrative office
corporate center
organizational design
corporate headquarters change
corporate strategy
corporate strategic change
strategic change
CEO succession
upper echelons
HSG Classification
contribution to practical use / society
HSG Profile Area
SoM - Responsible Corporate Competitiveness (RoCC)
Refereed
No
Publisher
University of St.Gallen/Harvard Business School
Publisher place
St.Gallen/Boston
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
212825
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CHQ_Survey_Report_2012_final.pdf
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1.84 MB
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