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Recognizing Decline: The Role of Triggers

C. Gopinath (Suffolk University)

American Journal of Business

ISSN: 1935-5181

Article publication date: 22 April 2005

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Abstract

Existing models of decline and turnaround assume an automatic initiation of a turnaround strategy when decline occurs. However, extended decline over time suggests that the turnaround strategy did not match the causality and severity of the situation. Borrowing from the crisis management literature, this paper argues that a triggering event or events needs to shock incumbent management into realizing that different action is called for. Such triggering events, or triggers, also play a role in the turnaround process by influencing strategies and inducing management changes. Incorporating the need for, and role of, triggers in understanding the decline/turnaround sequence helps explain the iterative and non‐sequential nature of this process.

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Citation

Gopinath, C. (2005), "Recognizing Decline: The Role of Triggers", American Journal of Business, Vol. 20 No. 1, pp. 21-27. https://doi.org/10.1108/19355181200500002

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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