Royal Dutch Shell in a Changing World: Navigating Uncertainty

Ben Beurden
Additional contact information
Ben Beurden: Royal Dutch Shell plc

A chapter in Evolving Business Models, 2017, pp 195-207 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Ben van Beurden, Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Shell plc, explains how the oil and gas company continues to adapt its business model so that it can thrive in a lower-carbon energy future. The acquisition of BG Group in February 2016—one of the largest takeovers in UK corporate history—was a key strategic move to strengthen Shell’s liquefied natural gas and deep water businesses. It also left the group better-placed to focus on scale, profitability, and potential growth. Van Beurden highlights some of the other, major strategic questions facing companies like Shell, such as how to weave the strengths of a locally driven approach into the fabric of a global company. Increasingly, for example, understanding and anticipating customer needs mean tailoring retail products and services to different markets.

Keywords: Digital Technology; Tackle Climate Change; Royal Dutch Shell; Country Organization; Intermittent Renewable Energy Source (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:mgmchp:978-3-319-48938-4_13

Ordering information: This item can be ordered from
http://www.springer.com/9783319489384

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-48938-4_13

Access Statistics for this chapter

More chapters in Management for Professionals from Springer
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Sonal Shukla () and Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing ().