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Carr, Dabney
Corporate Governance: The Jack Wright Series: A Community Bank Problem: Legal Obligations of Directors
Colley, John L.; Logan, George W.; Stettinius, Wallace; Carr, Dabney
OM-1513 | Published August 05, 2014 | 4 pages. Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Over the last 25 years or so, local banks rolled up through mergers into regional banks and often to national banks. This was the way that such banks as Bank of America and Wells Fargo were built. In ... Read More
Corporate Governance: The Jack Wright Series (A): Board Selection and Organization
Colley, John L.; Logan, George W.; Stettinius, Wallace; Carr, Dabney
OM-1514 | Published August 05, 2014 | 13 pages. Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Jack Wright, CEO of Dryden Corporation, led his company to strong growth and profitability levels during the previous 10 years. Now he has been approached to join the board of directors of the Mega Co... Read More
Corporate Governance: The Jack Wright Series (B): Wright Gets Involved
Colley, John L.; Logan, George W.; Stettinius, Wallace; Carr, Dabney
OM-1515 | Published August 05, 2014 | 19 pages. Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Approximately two months after agreeing to join the Mega Corporation board, Wright received a package of material for his first board meeting, which was to be held immediately after the annual meeting... Read More
Corporate Governance: The Jack Wright Series (C): The Board-Management Relationship
Colley, John L.; Logan, George W.; Stettinius, Wallace; Carr, Dabney
OM-1516 | Published August 05, 2014 | 4 pages. Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Jack Wright had been on the board of Mega Corporation for almost a year and was confident in his assessment of the ways in which the board and the corporate organization functioned. He recognized some... Read More
Corporate Governance: The Jack Wright Series (D): Time for Action
Colley, John L.; Logan, George W.; Stettinius, Wallace; Carr, Dabney
OM-1517 | Published August 05, 2014 | 3 pages. Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The board chairman dies of a heart attack and a special board meeting was set for a week after the funeral to discuss the situation. The first issue was the election of a chairman. This case is an add... Read More