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标题：How corporate headquarters add value in the digital age
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作者：Jan Schmitt ; Benoit Decreton ; Phillip C. Nell 等
期刊名称：Journal of Organization Design
电子版ISSN：2245-408X
出版年度：2019
卷号：8
期号：1
页码：1-10
DOI：10.1186/s41469-019-0049-6
出版社：Springer Verlag
摘要：How will digitalization influence the role of corporate headquarters (CHQs) and their relationships with their operating units? We recently asked 67 senior CHQ managers this question. The results suggest that CHQs expect to become more powerful and more involved in their operating units. These conclusions seem to be driven by perceptions that the ongoing digitalization will provide CHQ managers with more timely and better information. In this “Point of View,” we discuss the potential pitfalls of such a narrative. We also offer ideas for how to avoid mistakes and ensure that CHQs increase their value-added in times of digitalization. In particular, we suggest that CHQs place emphasis on social interactions for data to be effectively collected and analyzed, for decision-making power to be adequately allocated, and for CHQ involvement to be informed and necessary..
关键词：Digitalization; Corporate strategy; Headquarters; Subunit; Centralization; Delegation; Involvement