Nasser Press
The owner of a mid-size printing company based in New Jersey has to decide whether to accept an offer of a large publishing house who during the 2008 crisis had endangered the future of the company by abruptly reducing the volume of business. If he now accepted his proposal, and due to capacity constraints, he would have to drop some smaller customers, reducing diversification; in addition, the owner feels indebted to these small businesses because they supported him during the crisis. An additional element of analysis to consider, besides strategic and financial issues, is the succession plan.
Collection: IESE (España)
Ref: ASN-83-E
Format: PDF
Number of pages: 6
Publication Date: Oct 8, 2020
Language: English
Review date: Jun 12, 2024
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Description
The owner of a mid-size printing company based in New Jersey has to decide whether to accept an offer of a large publishing house who during the 2008 crisis had endangered the future of the company by abruptly reducing the volume of business. If he now accepted his proposal, and due to capacity constraints, he would have to drop some smaller customers, reducing diversification; in addition, the owner feels indebted to these small businesses because they supported him during the crisis. An additional element of analysis to consider, besides strategic and financial issues, is the succession plan.
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Year: 2019
Geographic Setting: United States
Industry Setting: Communications, media and advertising
Learning Objective
This case is mainly intended to be used as part of the course Analysis of Business Problems (first half) , where business decisions are structured through a six-steps method (diagnosis--> alternatives--> criteria--> analysis--> synthesis-->action plan).
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