Globalization in the company: Shared independence

12/04/21 • 29 min

In 75 years, SICK has grown from a small southern German company to a global player with more than 10,000 employees. How can SICK maintain the balance between the global network and its local nodes? What effect does a company’s globalization have on its culture and values? And how does the corporate culture support ‘internal’ globalization?
In this episode, we welcome Dr. Mats Gökstorp, CEO of SICK, to discuss these issues.

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