Chainsaw: The Notorious Career of Al Dunlap in the Era of Profit-at-Any-Price
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (869 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0066619807 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Tell me this didn't really happen!" according to scott. Like many of the reviewers, I was so captured by this story that I stayed up all night to read this book in the second sitting. It is a very detailed look at how one person can wreck people's lives and a company's stock price, while getting paid millions to do so. A must read if you are at the receiving end of a boss's venom, or if you are subjected to extreme abuse at work. The actions of the Sunbeam board of directors and management we. B. Pomeroy said A difference between tough and cruel. If John Byrne's "Chainsaw" were a work of fiction, it would likely be considered unpublishable because its main character is so absurdely evil. Unfortunately -- especially for those who had to endure his wrath -- the story of Al Dunlap is all too true. Byrne's portrayal of Dunlap, who was hailed by Wall Street as a turaround genius before his leadership of Sunbeam ended in debacle, is that not of an admirable business leader, but of an h. If You Think You Work For A Jerk K. Palmer I found "Chainsaw" in a discounted book bin and picked it up because I wanted to learn more about the man who was hailed by Wall Street analysts as a fast turnaround artist but hated by the many employees who felt the wrath of his cost-cutting sword at the companies in which he was in charge.Chainsaw primarily chronicles Chainsaw Al Dunlap's rocky two year tenure at Sunbeam Corp., where he closed numerous plants, fired almost half of its
It's filled with players you'll recognize from the business headlines. It reveals a notorious career that left a wake of fired employees, shuttered plants, devastated communities, gutted companies--and, often, enriched shareholders. Written by John A. There, at the height of his career, Dunlap became a household name, lauded as the hero of the American investor and role model for managers. Byrne, the distinguished Business Week journalist, Chainsaw reaches deep inside the world of business as it's pra
The more people he tossed out in the street, the higher stock values went," writes Byrne, who cites "cutthroat investors" such as Michael Price and Ronald Perelman for helping Dunlap's rise. Byrne, dramatically documents the rise and fall of Dunlap, the havoc he wreaked on companies and people's lives, and how he came to power in the first place. Byrne also tells the story of the questionable accounting and business practices that ultimately brought down Sunbeam and Dunlap, and the investigations that led to a restatement of the company's finances. Chainsaw, by Business Week writer John A. How cold was Chainsaw Al? Byrne writes that Dunlap never even attended the funerals for his mother and father. Al Dunlap