Board of Directors at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (A)
Investigate Philip Purcell’s resignation as Morgan Stanley Chairman and CEO due to poor performance and cultural issues and his relationship with the board of directors.
Corporate governance
Harold Morton and the Rivendell Board (B)
Describe what happens when the trustee reflects on the experience of his early years.
Cytec Industries’ Spin-Off (B): Managing the Challenges of Success
Provides a follow-up to the case (A).
La Fageda: An Outrageous Initiative
La Fageda is a social initiative that employs disabled and mentally ill people from La Garrotxa (Girona) and helps them to integrate into society through the production and marketing of high quality yogurt. The case study proposes growth alternatives and their consequences. La Fageda and its leadership materialize in the person of Christopher Columbus, its …
Koito Manufacturing Ltd.
After T. Boone Pickens acquired a 26% stake in Koito Manufacturing, a Japanese automotive supplier to the Toyota Group, T. Boone Pickens is seeking a position on Koito’s board of directors. Koito’s management resists, claiming Pickens is a worthless Greenmailer, not a true long-term investor. The battle between the two provides students with an opportunity …
Factors That Influence Cross-Border Equity Investment
It introduces students to the factors that affect global capital flows, including institutional frictions, investor protection, corporate visibility, sound understanding, and culture.
Takeda: The Governance of Strategic Transformation (B)
The case series describes the strategic transformation at Takeda, the largest Japanese pharmaceutical company, with a special focus on the R&D function. Since 2015, the 237-year-old industry dean has reduced his strategic focus from six to three. therapeutic areas, has reorganized its global R&D presence into one Japanese location and two in the US, and …
BlackRock: Linking Purpose to Profit
The case revolves around actions taken by Barbara Novick, Blackrock Co-Founder and Vice President, and Michelle Edkins, Global Chief Investment Officer, in response to controversial letters from Laurence (Larry) Fink CEO, President and CEO from BlackRock, I would have to take. Fink’s letters focused on the importance of corporate purpose and investment when considering environmental, …
California PERS (B)
The largest state pension fund continues to develop its approach to corporate governance and is considering relationship-based investing and other new approaches.
GO Corp.
GO faced a crisis in March 1991 when Microsoft announced the introduction of a competitive operating system for pen-based computers. GO managers should work with their Kleiner Perkins venture capitalists to reshape their financing, partnership and product development strategies.