Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Work and Authors
- Contents
- Introduction
- SECTION ONE MANAGEMENT OF VALUE AND BY VALUE. SURVEY RESEARCH
- SECTION TWO CASE STUDIES
- 1 Capgemini – Values on the global market
- 2 Qumac S.A. – Values in an innovative firm
- 3 Five O'Clock – Values in a family firm
- 4 Delphi Automative S.A. – Drive values
- SECTION THREE CHOSEN AXIOLOGICAL ISSUES 235
4 - Delphi Automative S.A. – Drive values
from SECTION TWO - CASE STUDIES
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 January 2018
- Frontmatter
- Work and Authors
- Contents
- Introduction
- SECTION ONE MANAGEMENT OF VALUE AND BY VALUE. SURVEY RESEARCH
- SECTION TWO CASE STUDIES
- 1 Capgemini – Values on the global market
- 2 Qumac S.A. – Values in an innovative firm
- 3 Five O'Clock – Values in a family firm
- 4 Delphi Automative S.A. – Drive values
- SECTION THREE CHOSEN AXIOLOGICAL ISSUES 235
Summary
General information on concern
The concern of Delphi Automotive is a leading worldwide supplier of electronic solutions and systemic technologies that have numerous applications, mainly in the automotive sector. The mission of the concern is to make their products (in particular passenger cars and trucks) safer, stronger and more efficient, while also better at communication with drivers and the world by means of equipping them with advanced technologies that serve these purposes. Products and technologies are prepared and the production of electrical and electronic appliances are executed that are particularly associated with the following: petrol and diesel driver engines, systems of safety for drivers and passengers, systems controlled from the steering wheel and from a console, electrical equipment, switches and fuel steam absorbers, ventilation systems, air-conditioning, cockpit heating, theft prevention systems, while also charges (alarms, immobilizers). Advanced technologies are prepared and tested that facilitates the improvement of the technical parameters, as well as miniaturization and the extremely long product life of the elements manufactured here, which in the case of car electronics is a particularly worthy acknowledgement.
The concern possesses over 100 production plants and 15 technical centres in 33 countries that employ a combined total of 100,000 workers. The headquarters are located in the town of Gillingham in England, while there are subsidiaries in Luxembourg (Bascharage), Brazil (Sao Paulo), China (Shanghai) and in the USA (Troy, Michigan).
The modern technological solutions provided by Delphi may be found in all the leading brands of cars in the world.
As Rodney O'Neal, the Chief Executive Officer says, “Delphi is exceptionally focused on creating value for the shareholder by means of ensuring safe, ecological products that fulfil the needs of our clients via the high quality of production and operational perfection.”
The data relating to the net revenue from sales and net profit have been presented in Table 1.
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- Management by Values (MBV)Management Respecting and Promoting Values, pp. 221 - 234Publisher: Jagiellonian University PressPrint publication year: 2015