ABSTRACT
In this chapter we explore two forms of ‘generic’ restructuring that are common to all types of business model. These two forms of corporate restructuring are business combinations (mergers/acquisitions), and off-shoring and out-sourcing. Both of these reside within the manager’s corporate strategy tool-kit and can be deployed to modify corporate financial performance. The purpose of this chapter is to explore the extent to which these generic restructuring tools have the capacity to generate financial transformation and to what extent contradictory forces are in play within the stakeholder information pool that constitutes corporate sector business models.
