Tricker: Corporate Governance
Additional information on cases in the book
Unlike 'Harvard' style case studies, which often include a great deal of information, not all of it necessarily relevant, the vignette cases in the textbook have been written to describe the bare bones of a situation. Consequently, you are encouraged to look for more information, to discuss issues and form a view, and if necessary, to present your findings and opinions in class.
Google and Yahoo will typically provide a useful start for the search for more information. Wikipedia will usually give you some leads. Indeed, some of the entries, when you type in the case names that follow, are quite good. But do remember that entries in Wikipedia, though now edited, cannot be relied on for unbiased accuracy. The news sites of financial journals, such as the Economist, Forbes, Financial Times, Fortune and Reuters, can also provide relevant information.
Your tutor may also encourage you to explore issues in the context of articles in the relevant academic and professional journals. Corporate Governance - an international review (Blackwell) provides reliable access to the research-based literature.
Click the chapter links below to view additional information for each case in the book
- Chapter 1
- The Robert Maxwell Case
- Chapter 2
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Momcastle Museum Ltd.
The American Red Cross
Network Rail
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)
- Chapter 3
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The International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Cross directorships in Saint-Gobain SA
The removal of directors in Trans-Tec Ltd.
Marks and Spencer
Vodafone Mannesmann
Board architecture at Arcelor Mittal
Volkswagen’s supervisory board
The collapse of Arthur Andersen
BP and the retirement of the chief executive
- Chapter 4
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The ARE Group
Incorporation in a tax-haven
Union Carbide and the Bhopal tragedy
Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL)
General Electric (GE)
The Agnelli family chain of companies
The Overseas Trust Bank case
Jardine Matheson Group
Elders IXL shareholding network
Carnival Corporation & plc
The Wallenberg Group - Chapter 5
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Singapore Airlines
Long Term Capital Management (LTCM)
The Man Group plc.
The Blackstone Group
Teletronic Riches Ltd.
Arthur Andersen
- Chapter 6
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IBM's failure to appreciate Microsoft strategy
South American Resources Limited - Chapter 7
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The Marconi case
General Electric case (GE)
The Hermes Principles - Chapter 8
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The TYCO case
The Siemens AG case
China Sinopec case
The Gazprom case
The Yukos case - Chapter 9
- Drexell, Burnham, Lambert
- Chapter 10
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Independent Insurance
Iceland - Chapter 11
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Conrad Black
The Sunbeam Corporation case
China Unicom
Waste Management
- Chapter 12
- The Walt Disney Company Case
- Chapter 13
- HIH Insurance
- Chapter 14
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The Sage Group Plc
The University of Sussex
The Northern Rock case - Chapter 15
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A manufacturing company's CSR policy
Exxon Europe CSR Policy
General Motors CSR key performance indicators
Swire Pacific’s Sustainable Development Policy - Chapter 16
- The governance of the University of Oxford
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