It focuses in detail on the implementation of a corporate restructuring program at ABB’s German subsidiary. Particular attention is paid to Germany’s unique form of industrial governance. Two main problem areas, power plants and power transformers, are described in detail. ABB’s new financial policies, organization, behavior and objectives are introduced. How should the director of …
In recent years, increased competition and lower profits due to excess national and global supply, as well as higher development costs, have led the automotive industry to undertake national and international strategic mergers and collaborations. This case examines one of the largest mergers and acquisitions in the Korean auto market in recent years: the acquisition …
As part of ongoing restructuring measures at the Pratt & Whitney North Haven plant, Ed Northern and a group of Japanese consultants are transforming the manufacturing process from a batch process to a one-piece flow and organizing the machines and employees in product cells. Vane Cell 6 is the first cell created in North Haven. …
Finova Group, a $ 14 billion commercial finance firm, filed for Chapter 11 in early March 2001 in one of the largest bankruptcy filings of all time in the United States and the largest corporate bond bankruptcy since Great Britain. Depression. While in Chapter 11, Finova became the subject of heated bidding competition. As part …
Describes the reorganization of drug discovery at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) following the founding of GSK from the merger of Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham. This reorganization brought nearly 2,000 researchers to six Centers of Excellence in Drug Discovery (CEDD). Each CEDD focused on a small group of therapeutic areas and had decision-making power over the development …
In response to the contraction of its domestic market, Japanese spirits company Suntory Holdings Limited acquired US spirits company Beam Inc. in 2014 to expand into the promising US market. Although the purchase price was high, executives at both companies were confident in the deal. However, when the newly merged company, Beam Suntory Inc., began …
This case B cannot be taught as a stand-alone case, but is a direct continuation of the FocusCase “Argo Interactive (A): Surviving in the RollerCoasting Mobile Industry” [EFC1E]. This second part illustrates the decisions the company made during and after its near-death crisis regarding financing, market focus, (new) product development, personnel issues, positioning, and the …
The case provides details on the strategy, organizational design, culture and practices of the people of Canada Mortgage Housing Corporation and how they fit together to support the goals of CMHC.
Starting in March 2020, Sesame Workshop tackled a global pandemic and racial justice crisis that resulted in unemployment, business closings, school closings, and remote work. The executive director and team responded with a new partnership, leveraging its assets and stepping up its mission, including working with CNN to produce free television news specials for children …
Provides a follow-up to the case (A).