The case emphasizes the knowledge initiatives that have been taken Holcim, the Swiss cement maker with worldwide presence. Once, CEO Holcim, Thomas Schmidheiny, initiated the policy of becoming a learning organization, Jürg Meili, head of the consulting arm of the company Holcim has been given the task of knowledge development initiatives that support the company's policy. The case shows the different initiatives - Yellow Pages, communities of practice, project management and best practices. - Which had begun, and the difficulties of implementing a highly decentralized organization "Hide
by Bettina Buechel, Gilbert Probst Source: IMD 20 pages . Publication Date: June 10, 2003. Prod. #: IMD274-PDF-ENG
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