George Davies: A chequered career in retail

By Anand Narasimhan and Christine Smalley

1 pages

November 2012

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Reference: IMD-3-2346

This case describes the career of George Davies from his beginnings at the retail chain Littlewoods in 1962 to his tenure as chairman and chief executive officer of the retail chain Next from 1981 to 1988.

Learning Objective

The case serves as a basis to discuss and understand executive development.

Keywords

Leadership Development, Retail, General Management, Strategy

Settings

United Kingdom
ASDA, Consumer Services, Retail
1971-2000

Type

Published Sources

Available Languages

English

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