ABB is a global US$ 34 billion electrical engineering Group serving customers in electric power generation, transmission and
distribution, industrial and building systems, and rail transportation.
The part 1996 of this case study was authored by Prof. Dr. Maurice Campagna, Senior Vice-President & Director of ABB Corporate Research, and Dr. Tony Roeder, SVP Technology Planning & Administration Corporate Staff Research & Development, ABB. This case study was written in 1998:
The reader should keep in mind that all numbers, figures, organization charts and forecasts represent the state of 1998 or
before unless otherwise mentioned. The part 2006 was revised by Markus Stocker, ETH Zürich, based on company reports and other public information.