During economic downturns, firms file for bankruptcy in an effort to attempt a "turnaround". The objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness of retrenchment strategies in the context of bankruptcy, as the most severe form of crisis. We conducted a longitudinal analysis of a sample of...

In times of economic adversity, organizations have multiple courses of action to consider. This paper synthesizes the existing literature from two perspectives - cost cutting and investment for growth. Conditions to consider for each choice are explained, overall recommendations for moving...

The stochastic simulation model suggested by Bolder (2003) for the analysis of the federal government's debt-management strategy provides a wide variety of useful information. It does not, however, assist in determining an optimal debt-management strategy for the government in its current form....