Business Cases: AOL and Time Warner; The Ax Falls on Sunbeam's Chainsaw Al; Harley-Davidson

The following case study questions are based on the reading about the mentioned companies and taking conclusions based on the reading of the textbook: Bovee, C.L., Thill, J.V. & Mescon, M.H. (2005). Excellence in Business, Revised Edition. New Jersey. Prentice Hall.

Alternatively, I guess one has the possibility to answer these questions by reading on the companies' cases.


AOL and Time Warner: Fragile Promises
(Pages 161-162). QUESTIONS:
• Why did the media refer to the merger as the deal of the century?
• Why was Time Warner eager to merge with AOL?
• What challenges did AOL and Time Warner face as a merged company?.
• Visit the Time-Warner Website (http://www.timewarner.com). Review the site to get the latest news about the fate of the merger. How is the company doing financially? How much turnover has occurred among high-level executives? If any parts of the business have been sold off, what has the acquiring company said about future prospects?


The Ax Falls on Sunbeam's Chainsaw Al.
(Pages 187-188). QUESTIONS:
• Why were Dunlap's goals unrealistic for Sunbeam?
• Was Dunlap's slice-and-dice plan a long-term or short-term strategy. Please explain.
• Why did Dunlap's turnaround strategy backfire?


Harley-Davidson-From Dysfunctional to Cross-Functional.
(Pages 212-213). QUESTIONS:
• During Teerlink's tenure as Harley's Chief Financial Officer, was the
organization structure flat or tall? Centralized or decentralized?
Explain your answers.
• As Chief Executive Officer, how did Teerlink change the organizational structure?
• Why does Harley-Davidson include outside suppliers on its cross-functional teams?

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I am looking for help with the questions. I want as much information as possible on each case e.g, articles, newspaper clips, etc.

Thank you for this assistance.