Shein Reversing the Slide

A Strategic Guide to Turnarounds and Corporate Renewal
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-118-00845-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 384 Seiten, E-Book

A just-in-time guide for revamping distressed companies
Drawn from the author's decades of experience advising,purchasing, and reviving distressed companies across industries,geographies, and sizes, Reversing the Slide is designed tohelp executives, managers, and employees revitalize downtroddencompanies. It shows how to: select the tactics appropriate for eachstage of distress; understand the use of entrepreneurial concepts;avoid pitfalls common to turnarounds; determine the legal,financial, strategic, and operational steps in the process;discover why the principal of "ready, fire, aim" should guide thedecision-making process in situations with time pressure andsignificant uncertainty; and uncover the secrets of effectiveleadership and governance.
* Contains step-by-step instructions for helping troubledorganizations bounce back with vigor
* Often quoted in the Wall Street Journal, the author isan authority on restructuring and downsizing
* Offers a handbook for implementing a successful corporateturnaround
James Shein's Reversing the Slide is full of insightfuladvice on what works, what does not, and why it will proveinvaluable to executives, managers, and employees in helpingtroubled companies before it's too late.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shein, James B.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Conditions and Causes of Distress.
Box 1: Typical Covenants Tripped by Downturns.
1 The Stages of Decline and Early Warning Signs.
Box 2: The Effects of Financial Shenanigans.
2 The Turnaround Tripod.
3 Leadership in a Crisis.
Box 3: Governance and Leadership Issues in Family-OwnedBusinesses.
4 Cash Not GAAP.
5 Downsizing Is a Tool, Not a Goal.
Box 4: Other Legal Issues in Announcing Layoffs.
6 The Bankruptcy Process as Sword and Shield.
Box 5: State Laws.
Box 6: DIP Financing.
Box 7: Committee Formation.
Box 8: Plan Confirmation.
7 Managing International Turnarounds.
8 Turnarounds at (Intentionally) Nonprofit Organizations.
Box 9: Chapter 9 Bankruptcy.
9 Turning Duds into Dreams.
Box 10: Additional Issues in Valuing Distressed Companies.
Box 11: Fiduciary Duties of Directors in M&ATransactions.
10 A Different Fresh Start.
Notes.
Acknowledgments.
About the Author.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

James B. Shein has decades of experience as a CEO and running, advising, purchasing, and reviving distressed companies. He is now a professor of Management & Strategy at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, where he teaches Managing Turnarounds and Entrepreneurship. Professor Shein is also a member of the boards of directors at several public and private companies, where he serves on audit and governance committees.