Albert Dunlap and Corporate Transformation (B): The Bubble Bursts at Sunbeam
Babson Case Number: BAB033 | Length: 11 Pages
Abstract
After restructuring Scott Paper with a 34% reduction in head count and successfully selling the company to Kimberly Clark, Al Dunlap is hired as CEO by Sunbeam. This case describes the management principles of this corporate turnaround expert and his actions at Sunbeam.
Author(s)
Ross Petty, Virginia Soybel, Phyllis Schlesinger, Al Anderson
Teaching Note Number: Forthcoming
Keyword(s)
Accounting standards
Corporate reorganization
Crime, Ethics
Financial management
Fraud
General management
Legal aspects of business
Organizational change
Restructuring