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- December 2009 (Revised July 2010)
- Teaching Note
Jones Lang LaSalle: Reorganizing around the Customer (2005) (TN)
By: Ranjay Gulati, Lucia Menzer Marshall and Patrick Cullen
Teaching Note for [410007]. View Details
Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.
Under pressure to break-up IBM, Gerstner instead went against the tide of expectation and kept IBM in one piece. He went on to make IBM more competitive by announcing downsizing and a new vision for the company called network computing/e-business. During the period of... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Delta’s Flight from Bankruptcy
service levels to the top of the industry,” said Whitehurst, noting that before the restructuring Delta’s once-loyal employees were disaffected and didn’t trust management. Whitehurst, who spends a great deal of his time selling the View Details
- January 1994
- Case
Transportation Displays, Incorporated (B)
Transportation Displays, Inc. has gone through a series of restructurings. This case describes the last few stages, which substantially reduced debt and increased the ownership of management. View Details
Keywords: Restructuring
Fenster, Steven R., and Roy Burstin. "Transportation Displays, Incorporated (B)." Harvard Business School Case 294-088, January 1994.
- Article
The Dynamics of Reorganization in Matching Markets: A Laboratory Experiment Motivated by a Natural Experiment
By: John H. Kagel and A. E. Roth
Kagel, John H., and A. E. Roth. "The Dynamics of Reorganization in Matching Markets: A Laboratory Experiment Motivated by a Natural Experiment." Quarterly Journal of Economics 115, no. 1 (February 2000): 201–235.
- January 2023
- Teaching Note
Bankruptcy in the City of Detroit
By: Kristin Mugford and Annelena Lobb
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 215-070. View Details
Edgar S. Woolard, Jr.
Upon becoming CEO of duPont, Woolard oversaw a massive downsizing and focused the company on its core products. In addition to drastically cutting costs, Woolard restructured duPont into twenty semi-autonomous units and expanded duPont... View Details
Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial
Stanley P. Goldstein
In 1969, Goldstein’s drug store chain, CVS, was acquired by Melville Corporation and soon became the conglomerate’s dominant retail establishment. Goldstein took the reins of Melville in 1987 and began a total restructuring program... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- September 1986
- Supplement
Peter Browning and Continental White Cap, Video
Contains a presentation by Browning to a class of MBA students in March 1986, in which he describes how he handled the first year of his efforts to revitalize the Whitecap Division of Continental Can (1984-85). View Details
Keywords: Restructuring
Jick, Todd D., and Mary C. Gentile. "Peter Browning and Continental White Cap, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 887-502, September 1986.
- April 1994 (Revised January 1995)
- Case
Buck & Pulleyn
A woman CEO believes that industry and organizational conditions require for a reengineering/restructuring job her company. However, she wants to gain maximum commitment and buy-in form the entire company. She does this by setting up employee task forces and teams, but... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring
Barnes, Louis B. "Buck & Pulleyn." Harvard Business School Case 494-126, April 1994. (Revised January 1995.)
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Diagnosing DC’s Dysfunction
policies; leadership that unites and inspires; and respect for the Constitution and rights of all citizens. While this probably sounds familiar—and depressing— Gehl and Porter emphasize that it is entirely fixable. Their strategy for reforming the system encompasses a... View Details
Frank G. Hickey
Hickey embarked on a major restructuring program for General Instruments by investing in new communications technologies and pursuing selective strategic acquisitions. Through his efforts, he was able to increase revenues from $500... View Details
Keywords: Communications
Christine A. Hefner
The daughter of Playboy founder Hugh M. Hefner, Christine was responsible for the elimination of the company’s massive debt and the dramatic restructuring of the organization. Hefner eliminated a number of money losing ventures and... View Details
Keywords: Publishing & Print Media
Reuben Mark
Restructuring continued with several rounds of lay-offs, plant closings and reconfigurations. Finally satisfied, Mark began investing again and engineered Colgate’s acquisition of Mennen in 1992. Other international purchases followed and... View Details
Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products
- February 1995 (Revised August 1995)
- Case
Siemens Rolm Communications Inc.: Integrated Logistics Core Process Redesign (ILCPR)
In the late 1990s, Rolm realized significant losses and needed to significantly reduce its costs and redesign its logistics process. View Details
Stoddard, Donna B., and Sirkka Jarvenpaa. "Siemens Rolm Communications Inc.: Integrated Logistics Core Process Redesign (ILCPR)." Harvard Business School Case 195-214, February 1995. (Revised August 1995.)
- December 2009 (Revised April 2010)
- Teaching Note
GlaxoSmithKline: Reorganizing Drug Discovery (TN) (A) and (B)
Teaching Note for [605074] and [605075]. View Details
- Web
Turnarounds and Transformation - Course Catalog
transformation. Secondly, it would be important for investors dealing with distressed organizations needing restructuring or significant performance improvement. Finally, it will be of value to those who expect to support or interface... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Sweet Deal
administration's rescue and restructuring of General Motors, spent months trying to save the bankrupt company from dissolving. But the bakery workers' union ultimately refused to accept a proposed deal. "Given the historical... View Details
- 16 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
European Private Equity—Still a Teenager?
The European market remains very attractive, with strong potential for growth—especially once French and German restructuring gets more underway, according to a panel of private equity group executives. That panel discussion was part of... View Details
- 17 Apr 2020
- News
Decreasing the Wealth Gap
need—took a moment to share his thoughts with NPR’s Morning Edition on how the ever-increasing wealth gap could be addressed as the world’s economies grapple with the social and economic effects of the Coronavirus pandemic. “There’s a wonderful opportunity here, if we... View Details