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Type of Turnaround Strategy. Companies experiencing recovery exhibit 4 types of Sharpbender
==Type of Turnaround Strategy==
*1. Early Recovery - Frm anticipates decline and never reaches minimum level of performance
Companies experiencing recovery exhibit four types of '''Sharpbender'''
*2. Intermediate - Takes action to recover to MLP but ony taces symtoms and not causes and declines again M&S
*1. Early Recovery - Firm anticipates decline and never reaches minimum level of performance (MLP)
*3. Firm C reacts late and is on brink of disaster - takes drastic action and sustained recovery is achieved - IBM / Apple
*2. Intermediate - Takes action to recover to MLP but only tackles symptoms and not causes and declines again '''M&S''' 2000's
*4. Firm D - never perceives threat of extinction and fails. BCCI
*3. Firm C reacts late and is on brink of disaster - takes drastic action and sustained recovery is achieved - '''IBM / Apple'''
*4. Firm D - never perceives threat of extinction and fails. '''BCCI'''


Reasons for decline include
==Reasons for decline include==
*1. Poor management
*1. Poor management
*2. Inadequate financial controls- WorldCom
*2. Inadequate financial controls- '''WorldCom'''
*3. New Competition - IBM
*3. New Competition - '''IBM'''
*4. Structural changes in the market - Blockbuster
*4. Structural changes in the market - '''Blockbuster'''
*5. Over expanasion - Marconi
*5. Over expanasion - '''Marconi'''
 
* See Also [[Turnaround Strategies]]
* See Also [[Five Generic Strategies of Recovery]]


[[Category:Strategy]]
[[Category:Strategy]]

Revision as of 21:22, 29 October 2011

Type of Turnaround Strategy

Companies experiencing recovery exhibit four types of Sharpbender
  • 1. Early Recovery - Firm anticipates decline and never reaches minimum level of performance (MLP)
  • 2. Intermediate - Takes action to recover to MLP but only tackles symptoms and not causes and declines again M&S 2000's
  • 3. Firm C reacts late and is on brink of disaster - takes drastic action and sustained recovery is achieved - IBM / Apple
  • 4. Firm D - never perceives threat of extinction and fails. BCCI

Reasons for decline include

  • 1. Poor management
  • 2. Inadequate financial controls- WorldCom
  • 3. New Competition - IBM
  • 4. Structural changes in the market - Blockbuster
  • 5. Over expanasion - Marconi