Willy Korf was a well-known German entrepreneur who emerged from the chaos at the end of World War II to transform the steel industry. The following case recounts the events of his rise, his bankruptcy following the collapse of the world steel industry in the 1980s, and his emergence as a champion of an innovative steel-making furnace.
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