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Case

Reference no. UVA-OB-0562

Subject category: Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour

Authors: James GS Clawson (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia); Maki DePalo (IBM US)

Published by: Darden Business Publishing

Originally published in: 1994

Version: Rev 02.03

Length: 9 pages

Data source: Published sources

Topics: Leadership; Organizational change

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Abstract

Marsha Harris accepts a new position as a Chief Financial Officer for Divisonal Marketing, Sales and Distribution functions of a huge appliance manufacturer. On her first day on the job, she''s told she was chosen for the job because she''s a woman. One year after taking the position, she''s told by her boss to reduce her staff of 250 by 47 percent. Hence, the case can be used to discuss corporate downsizing efforts in the context of the current interest in ''re-engineering''. (See also B (UVA-OB-0563) and C (UVA-OB-0564) case).

Industry:

Manufacturing