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Software firm turnarounds in the 1990s: An analysis of reversing decline in a growing, dynamic industry

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  • Hermann Achidi Ndofor
  • Jeff Vanevenhoven
  • Vincent L. Barker

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Investigations into management actions that reverse organizational decline have produced inconsistent findings. Prior studies have focused on the value of retrenchment actions versus strategic actions to engineer a performance turnaround. These studies, however, have generally not controlled for the cause of firm decline, overlooking a major theoretical contingency. Examining prepackaged software firms in the 1990s, we test the association of strategic and retrenchment actions in facilitating turnarounds in a munificent industry. The results show that measures of strategic actions—new product introductions, strategic alliances, and acquisitions—were positively associated with turnarounds. Conversely, measures of retrenchment actions—layoffs, asset reductions, and product withdrawals—were negatively associated with performance recovery. Our results suggest declining firms in munificent industries cannot retrench their way back to prosperity. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Hermann Achidi Ndofor & Jeff Vanevenhoven & Vincent L. Barker, 2013. "Software firm turnarounds in the 1990s: An analysis of reversing decline in a growing, dynamic industry," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 34(9), pages 1123-1133, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:stratm:v:34:y:2013:i:9:p:1123-1133
    DOI: 10.1002/smj.2050
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