Word: turnarounds
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...Three automakers finally realize that by working together they can achieve goals they only thought about in the past ((Business, Dec. 13)). It would serve their best interests -- and those of corporate America -- if they would consult with the blue-collar workers at all levels to help make a turnaround happen...
...year after imposing stricter restrictions on travel destinations, the College got it right once more. The College’s decision last week to reinstate some countries under State Department travel warnings as approved travel destinations was a welcome turnaround from a wrongheaded previous policy. The looser restrictions allow students to get course credit and money to travel to 13 additional countries, and they bring the College to the head of the line amongst peer institutions. By expanding the range of international experiences available to undergrads, the College has laid the groundwork for a true “internationalization?...
...belong to Zetsche, who sports a bushy walrus mustache and a big broom. He was once considered a dark-horse candidate for the top job, but his star rose over the past three years. Dispatched to Auburn Hills, Mich., to sort out Chrysler, he has led a remarkable turnaround at the company, which swung back into the black in 2004 after years of heavy losses. In September Chrysler reported its 18th consecutive month of sales increases. In the U.S., Zetsche quickly wielded that favorite American management tool: the hatchet. He axed 26,000 jobs and browbeat suppliers to lower costs...
...Harvard sucks,” starting goalie Robbie Burmeister was replaced in the cage by freshman Jay Connolly, and Harvard (3-7) was coming off a string of losses, the Crimson came out strong to put away the Bears 7-6 in what could be the turnaround to its season...
Sharp's momentum has been a drag for struggling Sony, which recently brought in a non-Japanese CEO, Howard Stringer, to orchestrate a turnaround. Sony also demonstrates Machida's theory: the company has lost its primacy in TVs, and it shows. In July, Sony reported a quarterly loss of $330 million in its consumer-electronics division. Sharp, meanwhile, posted operating profits of $138 million for its consumer-products division...