Identify companies which navigated a turnaround:

Turnaround Management Association (TMA): The Turnaround Management Association recognizes notable turnarounds by appointing awards annually in several categories.  You can review the awards archive to identify companies of interest. Categories include:

• Small Company (company revenue at the time of turnaround was less than $50 million USD)
• Mid-Size Company (company revenue at the time of turnaround was $50 million to $299 million USD)
• Large Company (company revenue at the time of turnaround was $300 million to $1 billion USD)
• Mega Company (company revenue at the time of turnaround was at least $1 billion USD)
• International Company (a company with significant cross-border operations)
• Pro Bono (no fees in exchange for services); entry must demonstrate financial stability
• Non-Profit (a tax-exempt organization without shareholders that uses its surplus net assets to achieve its mission)

Locate contacts at known companies:

Capital IQ:

• Go Screening tab at the top
• Select “People” within the Screening section
• In the second column of sections, at the bottom, find “List Management”
• Under List Management, select “Add Companies”
• Within “Add Companies,” type tickers or company names to identify companies
• Once you have added companies/tickers, select, “Add Criteria”
• Once you have added companies, go the third column, and find section, “Education”
• In the “Education” section, select Colleges/Universities
• Enter, Harvard Business School
• Select “Add Criteria”

Analyze companies:

Capital IQ

• Type company name or ticker into search bar
• From the company profile page, use left-hand navigation to navigate to financials, ratios, filings, earnings call transcripts, key developments, deals, etc.

Refinitiv Workspace:

• Type company name or ticker into search bar
• From the company profile page, navigate to News & Research and select Company Research for equity research reports
• Use the filters on the left to focus your results 

Tegus:

• Type in name of company and any relevant keywords to locate expert call transcripts
• Can filter by type of call (with executive, customer, competitor, etc.)
• Transcripts available as full text or audio

Factiva:

• For articles on the company, try copying and pasting the following into search: hlp=[company name] and atleast3 [company name] and wc>1000
• Note: can click Examples next to the search for for definitions of search commands
• Add additional keywords to focus your search if needed.  

Locate academic research on turnaround management:

ABI/Proquest:

• For academic literature on turnaround management, copy/paste the following into search: MAINSUBJECT.EXACT("Turnaround management")
• Limit results to Scholarly Journals