The Winds of Change at Siemens
The Winds of Change at Siemens Master in Science in Business Administration Rita Moura Salvador | 152111020 Supervisor | Professor Ilídio Barreto Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Business Administration, at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, September 16th, 2013. Acknowledgements First, I would like to thank my dissertation supervisor, Professor Ilídio Barreto, for his support and availability to share his knowledge and to help me write this dissertation, especially given the restrictions I had. Second, I would also like to express my gratitude to all my colleagues at Siemens which, not only answered my incessant questions, but also allowed me to tell the beautiful story of this great company. I would specially like to thank my team for the opportunity, the time, the constant motivation and for listening to me. Also, I would like to thank my professors, teaching assistants and academic staff at Católica-Lisbon School of Business and Economics for helping me to grow academically, professionally and personally. Moreover, I would like to thank my family, especially my parents, brother and grandparents for the concern and the motivation given throughout these months. Also, I would like to thank to my colleagues that attended the seminar alongside me, particularly to Samir, who always had the right words for me. Last but not the least, I would like to thank to Diogo for listening, reading, correcting, advising, giving me motivation…thank you very much. II Abstract Strategic change is a topic of great importance given the turbulence of the markets in which firms operate.
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