Publications

March 1993 (Revised September 1993)
Case

Praxair: Creating a Board (A)

Discusses the process a CEO/chairman goes through in creating a new board. Specifically, follows a CEO's decision-making process in selecting board members. Also includes decisions about the selection process for board members and the structure and process of board... View Details

Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Decision Making; Corporate Governance; Conferences; Business or Company Management; Selection and Staffing

April 1991
Case

First Atlantic Federal Corp.

April 1991 (Revised July 1991)
Supplement

RJR Nabisco Board: Guardians of the Gate? (B)

The special committee of the RJR Nabisco board has extended the bidding deadline for the company by 10 days. The case explains the process by which Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and the management group bid against one another for ownership of RJR Nabisco. The board of... View Details

Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Situation or Environment; Bids and Bidding; Decision Making; Managerial Roles; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Teams; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry

February 1991 (Revised June 1993)
Case

Ross Perot and General Motors

In December, 1986 the General Motors Board of Directors must decide whether to accept the buyout agreement between GM and Ross Perot, a director of GM and its largest stockholder. The agreement called for GM to purchase all of Perot's GM shares in exchange for his... View Details

Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Mergers and Acquisitions; Stock Shares; Resignation and Termination; Business or Company Management; Agreements and Arrangements

Educators

June 1979 (Revised September 1980)
Case

Biography of an Executive (A)

Keywords: Biography

December 1970 (Revised October 1980)
Case

David Alpert (B)

Personal history of David Alpert, with emphasis on psychoanalytic developmental issues. View Details

Keywords: Social Psychology; Personal Development and Career

Educators

December 1970 (Revised May 1983)
Case

David Alpert (A)

Interpersonal day-to-day dealings of a product manager with others in the division, including his comments on these dealings. View Details

Keywords: Business Divisions; Interpersonal Communication; Management Teams

September 1969 (Revised April 1978)
Case

Tony Roderick (A)

February 1963
Case

Markham Instrument Co. (B)

February 1991 (Revised March 1995)
Case

Alantar, Inc.

The CEO and chairman of Alantar, Inc. is confronted with the problem of how to create a more effective board of directors and also how to provide for his own successor. View Details

Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Succession; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Ecuador

Educators