Restructuring the organizational structure at Kimberly-Clark In 2003‚Kimberly-Clark the maker of paper products including Kleenex‚ Haggis ‚ and Depends‚ announced it was creating a radical new structure to shore up parts of its business that were performing poorly by restructuring its product into three categories .The categories were” grow‚” “sustain‚” and “fix”-somewhat unconventional categories. They weren’t devised based on product type‚ customers‚ or the geographic location is which Kimberly-Clark
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Managing emotions after restructuring processes 1. Introduction Sometimes it is unavoidable for a company to make decisions that cause toxic emotions among the employees‚ for example job-cuttings during restructuring processes. Such decisions‚ despite of being necessary‚ can trigger fear and anger on employees ’ side. Without handling such situations appropriately and recognizing the existence of toxic emotions‚ the organization is often not able to realize the planned gains and manage the
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Adidas—Will Restructuring Its Business Lineup Allow It to Catch Nike? Overview Adidas’ 1998 acquisition of diversified sporting goods producer Salomon was expected to allow the athletic footwear company to vault over Nike to become the leader of the global sporting goods industry. Salomon had several businesses that adidas management viewed as attractive—its Salomon ski division was the leading producer of ski equipment; TaylorMade Golf was the second largest seller of golf equipment; and Mavic
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Restructuring for performance in terms of delayering and downsizing Downsizing of a company refers to reducing the number of personnel by way of reducing the number of job types‚ or ’positions that are similar in their main duties ’‚ as aptly described by Child (2005). Triggers for downsizing could be a reduced market demand for the particular services or products produced by a company‚ an internal decision to reduce the range of diverse products - including outsourced activities - offered‚ a
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Restructuring Blackberry Limited The need for change in organisations is at all time high‚ due to the rapid pace of information technology. Organisations are always at crossroads‚ knowing the must take swift action to survive the competitive society. Most organisation future depends‚ on the action applied‚ and one may have come across companies that the management actions lead to it destruction. These might be inefficiency‚ or lack of oversight from the management who ignored change indicator
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Part A: Long-term debt can generally be classified into three different categories: bonds payable‚ notes payable‚ and capital leases. Bonds payable can be secured by collateral‚ such as a mortgage bond‚ or unsecured‚ backed only by a company’s promise to pay. Most bonds carry a stated rate of interest but others are sold at a discount with an implied rate of interest inherent in the discounted sale. Some bonds can be converted into other securities. Other bonds can be called in by the corporation
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INTERNATIONAL CASE – RESTRUCTURING AT KOREA’S DAEWOO Question – 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of a hands-off‚ decentralized management approach ? Answer – 1 1. Decentralization. It is the “tendency to disperse decision making authority in an organized structure”. 2. Decentralized Organization. A decentralized organization is one in which decision making is not confined to a few top executives rather is throughout the organization‚ with managers at various levels making key operating
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CASE IBM : Restructuring The Sales Force In 1993‚ IBM’s Board of Directors decided the time was right for dramatic action. The once proud company had seen its sales fall from almost $69 billion in 1990 to $64‚5 billion in 1992. In the same period‚ profits plunged from $5‚9 billion to a loss of $4‚96 billion. In April 1993‚ the Board hired Louis V. Gerstner‚ Jr. to serve as its new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and to turn the company around. Just three months into the job‚ Gerstner announced
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Application Exercise Strategic Management Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)‚ where I am employed‚ is engaged and exploration‚ refining‚ distribution and marketing of petroleum product across the country. In downstream product marketing BPCL‚ has bouquet of products on offer‚ ranging from Petrol‚ Diesel‚ to Aviation Fuel‚ to Cooking Gas to Auto Lubricants. It is a global major and ranked 225th in the Fortune Global 500 rankings of the world’s biggest corporations for the year 2012.
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Summary: A note on Valuing Companies in Corporate Restructuring The article is a note that describes how to apply the Discounted Cash Flow method of Company Valuation in companies undergoing corporate restructuring. The concept is based on the change in shareholders wealth as a direct result of the change in the firm’s value- which depends on multiple factors including corporate restructuring. The note describes in details about the technical aspects of the DCF method. First it defines the DCF
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