Case | HBS Case Collection | 2012 (Revised from original 1997 version)
by 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.)
Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (B)
H. Kent Bowen and Barbara Feinberg
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Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (A)
H. Kent Bowen, Barbara Feinberg, H. Kent Bowen and Barbara Feinberg
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;
Case | HBS Case Collection | 2012 (Revised from original 2002 version)
Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (Abridged)
H. Kent Bowen
Keywords: Business Model; Change Management; Entrepreneurship; Borrowing and Debt; Banks and Banking; Personal Development and Career; Manufacturing Industry; United States;