Corporate Strategy Fall 2008 Lecture 1 Introduction to Corporate Strategy with an Historical Perspective Dr. Olivier Furrer Office: TvA 1-1-11‚ Phone: 361 30 79 e-mail: o.furrer@fm.ru.nl Office Hours: only by appointment Lecture 1 © Furrer 2002-2008 1 Discussion Themes 1. Introduction (See Collis and Montgomery‚ 1997‚ Ch. 1) – The Need for Corporate Strategy – What is Corporate Strategy? – A Framework for Corporate Strategy 3. Corporate Strategy Analytical Tools (See
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To what extent does a mature and cyclical product market drive corporate restructuring? Use an example to discuss whether restructuring transforms market and financial performance. A business‚ which has a product that runs in a cyclical and mature market‚ will eventually not have the ability to ‘grow’ anymore as it will reached the ‘top’. Therefore to continue making its business profitable‚ increase shareholder value and work more effectively they under go corporate restructuring. This is a
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Write UP On AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION: Company Overview Background Information: American Home Products Corporation (AHP)‚ is a pharmaceutical company. The company was based in Madison‚ New Jersey‚ USA. They were known for manufacturing the over-the-counter (OTC) drugs Robitussin and the analgesic Advil (ibuprofen)‚ as well as the prescription drugs Premarin and Effexor‚ which both boast over US$3 billion in sales annually. American Home Product Corporation (AHP)‚ a highly growing
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eliminating‚ Eskimo Pie’s headquarters and management staff. Clark had struggled to find a way to keep the company independent since he first learned of the sale‚ but he had been unable to raise sufficient funds‚ to purchase Eskimo Pie in a Leveraged buyout (LBO)‚ and the sale to Nestle seemed inevitable. Background Eskimo Pie‚ a chocolate-covered bar of vanilla ice cream‚ was the first ice cream novelty. Its history appears on the Eskimo Pie box: Genuine Eskimo Pie . . . One day
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Journal of Applied Corporate Finance W I N T E R 1 9 9 6 V O L U M E 8. 4 On Financial Architecture: Leverage‚ Maturity‚ and Priority by Michael J. Barclay and Clifford W. Smith‚ Jr.‚ University of Rochester ON FINANCIAL ARCHITECTURE: LEVERAGE‚ MATURITY‚ AND PRIORITY by Michael J. Barclay and Clifford W. Smith‚ Jr.‚ University of Rochester n an article published in this journal a year ago‚ we reported the findings of our study of corporate financing and payout policies covering some
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9-205-058 REV: AUGUST 19‚ 2011 MALCOLM BAKER JAMES QUINN Berrkshire e Partne ers: Bid dding ffor Cartter’s In the spring of o 2001‚ Bostton-based priivate equity firm Berkshiire Partners w was considerring a levera aged buyout (LBO) of the William Cartter Co.‚ a lead ding producerr of infant‚ baaby‚ and child dren’s apparrel in the Un nited States. Berkshire B Parrtners‚ which h had extensiive experiencce investing iin the retail and manufaccturing sectorrs‚ was initia ally drawn to o Carter’s
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A report on the growing market of mergers‚ acquisitions‚ and restructurings in the corporate world. Roll No – A3906407G43 Enrolment No – A3906407403 Sudhanshu Gupta | Final Report Guided By – Mrs. Kavitha Menon July 21‚ 2008 | CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING | ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I wish to acknowledge my deep gratitude to Mrs. Kavitha Menon for her valuable guidance‚ wise suggestions‚ mellow criticism & above all unflinching moral support throughout the work. I wish to thank all the library
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Hedge Funds: Locusts or Bees? Literature Review Within the scope of the study program General Management (B.Sc.) EBS Oestrich-Winkel Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................................................. 3 1. INTRODUCTION ...........................................................
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What You Will Learn 1. Overview of corporate strategy. 2. Definitions of forward and backward vertical integration 3. Historical reasons for vertical integration 4. Benefits and limitations of using a vertical integration strategy 5. When and when not to vertically integrate Why Learn It? Vertical integration is one of the strategies firms use to try to create a competitive advantage for the entire corporation. Historically‚ firms relied heavily upon vertical integration to control the
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COLLABORATIVE TECHNOLOGIES: INSIGHT FROM THE CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE Abstract Collaborative technologies exemplify information technology that has evolved in response to the need to increase efficiency and effectiveness of group meetings and cooperative work. As groups play a more important role in organizations‚ the use of collaborative technologies becomes more endemic. However‚ students training for organizational positions generally do not receive a high level of training in group work or working
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