Reengineering the business
Subtitle: Video 1 : Introducing reengineering
By: produced and directed by Brian Davies
Contributors: Gates, Bill, 1955-; Welch, Jack, 1935-; Hammer, Michael, 1948-2008; Films for the Humanities (Firm); BBC for Business; BBC Enterprises; British Broadcasting Corporation
Series: ILR 260 (NU course); IOP 645 (NU course)
Publisher: Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Princeton, NJ
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 27
Subjects: Organizational change; Management; Case studies; Corporate reorganizations
Other titles: Introducing reengineering; Introduction to reengineering
Description: First in a three-part series that explains the concepts and fundamental elements of reengineering, based on case studies and interviews with executives and workers who have been involved in reengineering. This segment introduces the fundamentals of reengineering and provides an overview of the radical improvements possible through its use. Interviews with CEOs Bill Gates of Microsoft and Jack Welch of General Electric highlight the fundamental elements of reengineering, including customer focus, radical and not incremental change, and committed leadership. Michael Hammer, author of the authoritative work on the subject, provides insights into how to reengineer fundamental business processes. Concludes with a case study of a small, innovative Brazilian engineering firm.
Notes: Presented by BBC for Business; copyright held by BBC Enterprises. On container: BBC.

Produced and released in the United Kingdom in 1994. Date on program, c1994. Date of Films for the Humanities video at end of program, c1997. Date on container, c1996.

Executive producer, Victoria Felton ; photography, Michael Spooner, Godfrey Johnson ; editors, Robin Doelly, Alex Richardson ; graphic design, Baxter Hobbins Sides ; music, Music Sculptors ; training consultants, Jeremy Swinfan Green, Rohit Talwar.

VHS format.