is not an instrument of shareholders‚ but a coalition between various resource suppliers‚ with the intention of increasing their common wealth and hence is contradictory to Mr Al Dunlaps view of share holder primancy. Through out his tenure at Sunbeam‚Al Dunlap’s advocated profit by firing many employees and shutting down many factories.If we look at it in the short term ‚this approach seems very attractive as it brings in quick short term gains.In the long term ‚however‚ such a decision would
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evaluates the decisions of the Sunbeam Board of Directors during Al Dunlap’s tenure as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Important elements of this assessment include an overview of Sunbeam’s goals‚ an evaluation of the 1996-1997 compensation package‚ an evaluation of the 1998 compensation package‚ the decision to fire Al Dunlap‚ and the governance of the Board of Directors. SUNBEAM’S GOALS Sunbeam’s goals explicitly showed when they hired Al Dunlap July of 1996. Sunbeam struggled in the business
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Evaluate the strategic vision of CRH PLC. Who are its key stakeholder groups and how well is each served by the mission and vision? Strategic vision is‚ “a challenging and imaginative picture of the future role and objectives of an organisation‚ significantly going beyond its current environment and competitive position” (Lynch 2006‚ p.351). The future role involves thinking who the company wants to serve (key stakeholders)‚ the reason behind the desired future state‚ the objectives are the stepping
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Sunbeam was a company originated in Chicago started off with manufacturing electrical appliances in 1910. Over 50 years‚ Sunbeam had produced different products from a food mixer to an electric blanket. The company acquired their rivalry company- Oster Company in 1960. However‚ the company turned over into different hands. In 1981‚ Sunbeam was acquired by Allegheny International‚ but it went bankruptcy 7 years later. Paul Kazarian and two other partners bought Sunbeam company from Allegheny International’s
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Analysis Company Sunbeam has offered innovative products to household families for over 100 years and is a publicly traded company. In 1910 Sunbeam introduced their first iron. In 1930 Sunbeam introduced the Mixmaster stand mixer. The mix master stand mixer became the single most popular small kitchen appliance in the country. In 1998‚ the US Postal Service dedicated a stamp in honor of the famous Mixmaster as one of the country’s greatest innovations. Sunbeam has been known for these and
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Running head: CORPORATE CULTURE AND ITS ROLE IN THE DOWNFALL Corporate Culture and its Role in the Downfall Of Arthur Anderson LLC and Sunbeam Corporation Darrell V. Davis Grand Canyon University Bus 604 Business Ethics July 5‚ 2009 Abstract Corporate culture plays an extremely important role in the development of a company. Whether explicitly stated or not‚ the culture of a company reveals its attitude‚ motivation‚ and intentions. Arthur Andersen’s and Sunbeam’s cultures revealed that they
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Sunbeam Case 1. Analyze the changes that Al Dunlap had initiated at Sunbeam after being hired from a strategic perspective. Did the changes started by Dunlap allow him opportunities to manage earnings? 2. Focus on the allegations made by Barron’s about Sunbeam’s accounting. Do you find any red flags that may support these allegations by looking at the "as reported" financials of Sunbeam? 3. Compare the "as reported" and "restated" financials of Sunbeam. Do you see any evidence supporting the
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In April 1996‚ Sunbeam hired Albert J. Dunlap as its CEO. Dunlap led the company in a corporate restructuring. This restructuring provided a hefty reserve to protect against future earnings shortfalls. The restructuring reserve included the following: 1) $18.7 million of items that benefited future periods‚ 2) $12 million in litigation reserves which did not met the criteria of a loss contingency‚ and 3) $21.8 million in a cooperative advertising reserve which was approximately 25 percent higher
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Orinda-Moraga’s owner and his partner were found guilty in civil and criminal suits. In 1997‚ Sunbeam‚ a company that manufactures small appliances‚ followed a practice called bill and hold. This is when a company records sales of its products as profits for the current quarter‚ while waiting to deliver the product (typically they wouldn’t be recorded as sales until they were actually shipped). Sunbeam sold huge amounts of its products to other companies at a discount‚ but kept the items in warehouses
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AbstractScott Paper Company provides an inside look at a major corporate downsizing program led by the controversial turnaround manager "Chainsaw" Al Dunlap. By the end of the restructuring in late 1995‚ when Kimberly-Clark acquired Scott‚ the market value of Scott’s common stock had increased by more than $3 billion. Dunlap’s personal wealth increased over this period by nearly $100 million‚ reflecting his compensation and appreciation in the value of his Scott stock holdings and executive stock
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