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Baerlocher: Building on nearly 200 years of success

Empresa Familiar/Family-Owned BusinessSeptember 22, 2021

Michael Rosenthal joined Baerlocher in 1976 and served as its CEO from 1980 to 2004, when he became chairman of the board. Founded in Bavaria in 1823, the firm is a leading supplier of plastic additives, with operations in 14 countries and more than 1,150 employees. In this article, he describes his experiences at its […]

Álvaro San Martín

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Álvaro San Martín is a professor in the Managing People in Organizations Department and the academic director of the Executive MBA in Madrid. His research interests include cultural psychology, team dynamics and socioecological psychology.
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