Dow Chemical's CEO William Stavropoulos' Decision Making Style William Stavropoulos began his career with Dow Chemical in 1967 as a research chemist. He worked his way up through the company culminating with being appointed CEO on November 1, 1995. He led the company five years before stepping down from that position when he reached the mandatory retirement age of 60 in November of 2000. Under his leadership, Dow Chemical made a major transformation from a consumer products company to an …showed first 75 words of 578 total…

…showed last 75 words of 578 total…style gave his employees a greater stake in the performance of the company. This allowed the employees a greater ownership in their processes and their outcome. References Hodgetts, R. M. (1999). Dow Chemical's CEO William Stavropoulos on Structure and Decision Making. The Academy of Management Executive, 13, 29-35 Drucker, P. F. (1999). Managing Oneself. Retrieved January 9, 2004, from http://www.pfdf.org/conferences/drucker99.html Daugherty K (1997). Decision Making Styles. Retrieved January 9, 2004, from http://leadershipmanagement.com/html-files/decision.htm