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Vale going global (B)

By Robert Hooijberg and Nancy Lane

12 pages

April 2012

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Reference: IMD-4-0313

In 2006, Vale continued on its path to change from being an iron ore mining company, with a “state-owned” Brazilian mindset, to one that is characterized as a “global, diversified mining” company. This case explains the changes Vale made in its structures and processes to support its vision of becoming a truly global, diversified mining company.

Learning Objective

Changing organizational culture in a large, diversified company.

Keywords

Culture Change, Organizational Culture, Strategic Leadership, Organizational Behavior

Settings

World/global, Brazil
2006 to 2008

Type

Field Research

Available Languages

English

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