Planning for profitability in the 1980S
James K. Malernee
(Vice president of the Management Analysis Center, Inc., in Palo Alto, California.)
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Abstract
Decreasing profitability, plus expectations of rapidly escalating capital and operating costs have forced management to reconsider the trade‐off between growth and company value. Esmark, RCA, GAF Corporation, and U.S. Industries recently confronted this issue and opted for major divestment strategies.
Citation
Malernee, J.K. (1983), "Planning for profitability in the 1980S", Planning Review, Vol. 11 No. 1, pp. 18-44. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb054011
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1983, MCB UP Limited