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1. Case | HBS Case Collection | 2012 (Revised from original 1997 version)

   Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (B)

   H. Kent Bowen and Barbara Feinberg

   Jim Sharpe, 11 years after receiving his MBA from Harvard and working for others, has finally become his own boss and 100% owner of manufacturer of aluminum extrusions. After 10 months of an unfunded search, he acquires the business in an LBO and prepares to face his employees on the first day.

   Keywords: Technology; Entrepreneurship; Business Ventures; Business or Company Management; Competency and Skills; Management Teams; Risk and Uncertainty; Manufacturing Industry; United States;

   Citation:

   Bowen, H. Kent, and Barbara Feinberg. "Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 697-079, December 2012. (Revised from original February 1997 version.)

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2. Case | HBS Case Collection | 1998

   Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (C)

   H. Kent Bowen and Barbara Feinberg

   Jim Sharpe, president of Extrusion Technology, describes the first five years at the aluminum extrusion company he purchased. He begins with day one as he introduced himself to the employees in 1987 and assured them of the company's continuity. Over the next two years, his efforts to make the company profitable included cost cutting, decertifying the union, and developing relationships with suppliers. Sharpe learned from mistakes in forecasting aluminum inventory and purchasing capital equipment for a new product line whose market never developed. At the end of five years, Extrusion Technology was profitable and well poised for growth. Jim Sharpe, 11 years after receiving his MBA from Harvard and working for others, has finally become his own boss and 100% owner of a manufacturer of aluminum extrusions. After 10 months of an unfunded search, he acquires the business in an LBO and prepares to face his employees on the first day.

   Keywords: Acquisition; Forecasting and Prediction; Cost Management; Profit; Innovation Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Mining Industry;

   Citation:

   Bowen, H. Kent, and Barbara Feinberg. "Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 698-096, April 1998.

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3. Case | HBS Case Collection | 2000

   Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (D)

   H. Kent Bowen and Martin W. Stein

   Keywords: Technology;

   Citation:

   Bowen, H. Kent, and Martin W. Stein. "Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (D)." Harvard Business School Case 600-080, January 2000.

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4. Case | HBS Case Collection | 2012 (Revised from original 1997 version)

   Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (A)

   H. Kent Bowen and Barbara Feinberg

   Jim Sharpe, 11 years after receiving his MBA from Harvard and working for others, has finally become his own boss and 100% owner of manufacturer of aluminum extrusions. After 10 months of an unfunded search, he acquires the business in an LBO and prepares to face his employees on the first day.

   Keywords: crisis management; Acquisitions; Search Funds; entrepreneurial management; entrepreneurs; entrepreneurship; turnarounds; bank loan; leveraged buyouts; manufacturing; metals processing; entrepreneurial finance; Labor unions; Experience and Expertise; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career;

   Citation:

   Bowen, H. Kent, and Barbara Feinberg. "Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 697-078, December 2012. (Revised from original February 1997 version.)

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