Corporate-Strategy

Boeing Abandons New Aircraft Design, Chooses to Re-Engine 737 to Compete with Airbus

2011-08-30 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Boeing’s Board of Directors approved the launch of the re-engined 737 MAX on August 30, 2011, abandoning plans to develop an entirely new aircraft design. The decision came after Airbus launched the A320neo in December 2010 and captured 1,029 orders by June 2011, including a historic defection …

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McKinsey and International Organizations Outline Restructuring Strategy for Asian Markets

1998-03-15 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

In the context of the 1998 Asian Financial Crisis, multinational organizations like McKinsey, the IMF, and World Bank recommended aggressive corporate restructuring strategies for Southeast Asian economies. The recommendations focused on financial sector reforms, governance improvements, and policy …

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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Board Adopts Powell Memo Task Force Recommendations

1973-11-08 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors formally adopts recommendations from a 40-member task force of business executives convened to review and implement Lewis Powell’s 1971 memo. The task force, comprised of executives from U.S. Steel, General Electric, ABC, General Motors, CBS, 3M, …

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Powell Memo Leaked to Public, Exposing Corporate Institutional Capture Blueprint

1972-09-28 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Syndicated columnist Jack Anderson publishes the confidential Powell Memo in his “Washington Merry Go Round” column, exposing Lewis Powell’s August 1971 corporate blueprint for institutional capture to public scrutiny. The leak occurs over a year after Powell wrote the memo and …

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Lewis Powell Writes Landmark Memo Blueprinting Corporate Institutional Capture Strategy

1971-08-23 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Corporate lawyer Lewis Powell drafts a confidential 34-page memorandum to Eugene B. Sydnor Jr., Chair of Education Committee of U.S. Chamber of Commerce, titled “Attack On American Free Enterprise System.” This document provides a comprehensive, systematic blueprint for corporate capture …

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Treaty of Detroit - GM-UAW Contract Establishes Labor Containment Model

1950-05-23 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

General Motors and the United Auto Workers sign a landmark five-year contract on May 23, 1950, that Fortune magazine christens the “Treaty of Detroit.” The agreement provides unprecedented wage increases and benefits but requires the UAW to abandon demands for a voice in corporate …

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