Subject category:
Strategy and General Management
Published by:
IBS Case Development Center
Length: 14 pages
Data source: Published sources
Topics:
CA (Computer Associates); Computer software market; Acquisitions and licensing agreement; Accounting scandal; Sanjay Kumar; John Swainson; Turnaround strategies; US Securities and Exchange Commission; Employee compensation plan; Accounting practices; Customer relations; Global distribution and service networks; Licensing of software products; Corporate governance; Bureaucracy
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Abstract
In 2000-2001, Computer Associates, the third-largest independent software company in the world, was involved in a $2.2 billion accounting scandal, which led to the resignation of its chief executive officer (CEO). John Swainson, an IBM veteran, was appointed as the CEO of Computer Associates in November 2004. Following a change in the name of the company to CA, with an improvement in customer relations and enhanced focus on research and development, the company witnessed an increase of 9% in its revenue for the quarter ending September 2005. The case, while highlighting the accounting scandal and the subsequent woes, offers scope to discuss the various strategies implemented by John Swainson to turn Computer Associates around and overhaul its tainted image.
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Abstract
In 2000-2001, Computer Associates, the third-largest independent software company in the world, was involved in a $2.2 billion accounting scandal, which led to the resignation of its chief executive officer (CEO). John Swainson, an IBM veteran, was appointed as the CEO of Computer Associates in November 2004. Following a change in the name of the company to CA, with an improvement in customer relations and enhanced focus on research and development, the company witnessed an increase of 9% in its revenue for the quarter ending September 2005. The case, while highlighting the accounting scandal and the subsequent woes, offers scope to discuss the various strategies implemented by John Swainson to turn Computer Associates around and overhaul its tainted image.