Entity Dossier
Company
Gulf-Western
Strategic Concepts & Mechanics
Strategic PatternProfitable Service Over Growth for GrowthOperating PrincipleIncorporating Problem Causers Into SolutionsCapital StrategyMoral Obligation Bond InnovationStrategic PatternBear Hug Takeover StrategySignature MoveRelationship Banking Over Transaction FocusSignature MoveGovernment Partnership During Business CrisisSignature MoveTheater in High-Stakes NegotiationsDecision FrameworkSquare Pegs Into Round HolesSignature MoveCrisis Action Before Complete Data
Primary Evidence
"To me, it is the epitome of what America is all about. It is that thing that Walt Disney was doing with his characters. It is that thing that makes us look back on Shirley Temple nostalgically. Forgive me if I talk that way about it. But it’s sort of like a love affair with Gulf-[-Western and with America. Yes, you can call that sentimental, but that’s what made America."
Source:The Gulf + Western Story - Bluhdorn, Charles G
"Raiders such as Charles Bludhorn of Gulf-Western and James Ling of Ling-Temco-Vought were the much-criticized exceptions to these old school rules."
Source:Dealings