Entity Dossier
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Gulf-Western
Strategic Concepts & Mechanics
Strategic PatternProfitable Service Over Growth for Growth
Operating PrincipleIncorporating Problem Causers Into Solutions
Capital StrategyMoral Obligation Bond Innovation
Strategic PatternBear Hug Takeover Strategy
Signature MoveRelationship Banking Over Transaction Focus
Signature MoveGovernment Partnership During Business Crisis
Signature MoveTheater in High-Stakes Negotiations
Decision FrameworkSquare Pegs Into Round Holes
Signature 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