This case study focuses on the measures used by ArcelorMittal to cut costs and avoid involuntary redundancies during the crisis in its largest Romanian subsidiary. The study aims to assess the effectiveness of the various measures applied to keep staff in employment and to ensure the company’s...

This study discusses the restructuring strategy of Indonesian state-owned company (SOE/BUMN), namely PT Karakatau Steel. The study discusses the restructuring steps taken by the Karakatu Steel company to find a way out of the insolvency problem to a series of lawsuits in the commercial court. In...

"Examines the rise and decline of heavy industry in postwar Sweden, the emergence and disruption of the Finnish ICT industry, and Iceland's impressive but short-lived reign as a financial powerhouse as well as ten similar and contrasting cases across Europe and North America. This book looks at...