Marsha Harris takes a new position of chief financial officer for the marketing, sales and distribution functions of a huge manufacturer. On his first day on the job, she told she was chosen for the job, because she is a woman. A year after taking office, she told her boss to reduce its 250 employees by 47 percent. Thus, it can be used to discuss the reduction of the corporate efforts in the context of the current interest in "re-engineering". "Hide
by James G. Clawson, Maki DePalo Source: Darden School of Business 9 pages. Publication Date: July 21, 1994. Prod. #: UV5801-PDF-ENG