Creating an Organizational Network out of the Ashes of Despair

When DAF BV collapsed in February 1993 the Continental operations were saved by the Belgian and Dutch governments. However, in Britain the receivers were called in to Leyland DAF. They, along with the former Leyland DAF head of manufacturing, decided to salvage as much as possible of the company through the creation of an organizational network. Two essential roles that need to be carried out to establish an organizational network successfully are that of the architect and that of the lead operator. Analyses the way in which these two roles were carried out in the creation of the Leyland DAF network which not only encompasses the major former Leyland DAF plant in Britain but also the newly established concern, DAF Trucks, on the Continent.