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Sarnia Corporation

By: Thomas R. Piper
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Abstract

A division manager must explain why his division failed to meet its budgeted profit performance as well as meet with members of his management team to discuss corrective action.

Keywords

Budgets and Budgeting; Business Divisions; Profit; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Failure; Performance; Strategy

Citation

Piper, Thomas R. "Sarnia Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 202-051, October 2001. (Revised May 2010.)
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