National Monopoly to Successful Multinational: the case of Enel

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Massimo Bergami, Pier Luigi Celli, Giuseppe Soda

      Pages 1-10

3. The Evolution of Enel

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11

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   2. From Enel’s Origins to the Regulatory Shake-up (1962–1996)

      • Giuseppe Soda, Alessandra Carlone

      Pages 12-24

   3. Cultural Change, Reorganization and Diversification (1996–2002): The Search for a New Identity

      • Giuseppe Soda, Alessandra Carlone

      Pages 25-42

   4. Strategic Refocusing and International Expansion: Building the Future Enel (2002–2010)

      • Giuseppe Soda, Alessandra Carlone

      Pages 43-56

   5. 2008–2010: Enel Today

      • Giuseppe Soda, Enrico Forti

      Pages 57-78

   6. Enel, Ten Years of Extraordinary Financial Performance

      • Emanuele Bajo, Massimo Barbi

      Pages 79-89

4. When Management Makes the Difference

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-99

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   2. A Balance between Dynamism and Preserving Excellence and Operational Reliability

      • Giuseppe Soda, Pier Luigi Celli

      Pages 100-117

   3. Leadership in a Combination of Continuity and Strategic Change: Building a New Identity

      • Massimo Bergami, Alberto Monti, Gabriele Morandin

      Pages 118-135

   4. Institutional Legitimation and Reputation

      • Giuseppe Soda

      Pages 136-141

5. The Best Energy Company in the World

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-153

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   2. Global Energy Scenarios

      • Massimo Bergami, Giuseppe Cucchi

      Pages 154-161

   3. Technological Foundations for a Sustainable Competitive Edge

      • Giuseppe Soda, Enrico Forti

      Pages 162-179

   4. Strategic Challenges and Building One Company

      • Massimo Bergami, Giuseppe Soda

      Pages 180-188

6. Afterword: Five Rather Difficult Issues

   1. Afterword: Five Rather Difficult Issues

      • Gianni Lorenzoni

      Pages 193-200

7. Back Matter

   Pages 201-210

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Using the Enel case, this volume unpacks the effective implementation of an ambidextrous perspective on adaptation and change, providing some key lessons for managers and scholars. It begins by exploring Enel's recent history, before mapping the steps of a remarkable transition from public monopolist to a successful transnational group.

• foundation
• leadership
• management
• organization
• organizations
• reputation

• University of Bologna, Italy

  Massimo Bergami

• LUISS Guido Carli University, Italy

  Pier Luigi Celli

• Bocconi University, Italy

  Giuseppe Soda

GIUSEPPE SODA is Professor of Organization Theory and Network Analysis in the Department of Management and Technology at Bocconi University and Director of the Claudio Dematté Research Division at SDA Bocconi School of Management, Italy. He has published a number of academic articles in journals such as Administrative Science Quarterly, Organization Science, Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Strategic Organization, Advances in Strategic Management, Organization Studies, British Journal of Management and in many books. He is member of the Editorial Board for Organization Science and Strategic Organization and of the Research Committee of OMT Division at the Academy of Management.
MASSIMO BERGAMI is Full Professor of Organizational Behavior in the Department of Management and Dean of Alma Graduate School at the University of Bologna (Italy), since it was established in 2000. He is also a non Executive Director of Ducati Motor Holding, Università della Tuscia and Previlabor. He is a member of the Italian Cinema Commission (Ministry of Culture) and of the Advisory Board of the Fullbright Best. He has recently been appointed Chair of the Emba Consortium for Global Business Innovation and has been involved in several projects on academic innovation, including the StartCup Business Plan Competition (Managing Director), Almacube (Director), and the Partnership for GrowthProgram of the US Embassy in Italy. He has published several articles and books.
PIERLUIGI CELLI is Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at LUISS 'Guido Carli' University, Rome, Italy. He graduated in Sociology at the University of Trento and gained considerable experience as a HR executive across a number of Italian companies (Enel, Rai, Unicredit, Olivetti and Eni). He currently serves on the boards of Illy, Unipol, BAT and Demoskopea. He is the author of many books published by major publishing houses, as well as numerous essays and articles. He was previously Professor of Industrial Organisation at the Faculty of Political Science and Cagliari and at the Faculty of Economics and Business at LUISS. He was also Professor of Cultural Institutions at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of British American Tobacco, Illy Caffe, Unipol and Demoskopea and sits on the Board of Hera SpA, Messaggerie Libri and BT Italy.

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