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Cases - Corporate Governance

  • Highlighted Cases

    The Management of Berkshire Hathaway
    Case No: CG-16
    Publication Year: 2009
    Author(s): David F. Larcker;  Brian Tayan

    Berkshire Hathaway is known to many as the investment vehicle of Warren E. Buffett. To some extent, this reputation is well founded, given the investment success that the company has enjoyed under his leadership. Less attention, however, has been paid to the management success of Berkshire Hathaway.

    Models of Corporate Governance: Who's the Fairest of Them All?
    Case No: CG-11;
    Publication Year:     2008;
    Author(s):     David F. Larcker;  Brian Tayan

    This case explores the various corporate governance systems that have been adopted in the United States and in various countries in Europe and Asia. The issues of control, director independence, auditor independence, dual-board versus unitary-board structure, comply-or-explain, and legislative versus market-driven solutions are explored. Readers are asked to evaluate what governance systems or elements they consider to be most effective. Plentiful examples--including Johnson & Johnson, BMW Group, Michelin, Heineken, Toyota, Samsung, Posco, PetroChina, Infosys, and many others--are used throughout as illustration.

Corporate Governance and Related Cases

Case No.
Topic
Author(s)

2009

CG-15

Selecting a CEO: The Leader, the Business Builder, or the Technologist

David F. Larcker; Brian Tayan

CG-16
The Management of Berkshire Hathaway

David F. Larcker; Brian Tayan

CG-17A

Royal Dutch/Shell:
A Shell Game With Oil Reserves (A)

David F. Larcker; Robert Lawson, Brian Tayan

CG-17B

Royal Dutch/Shell:
A Shell Game With Oil Reserves—Governance Overhaul After Scandal (B)

David F. Larcker; Robert Lawson, Brian Tayan

2008

CG-11

Models of Corporate Governance: Who's The Fairest of them all?

David F. Larcker; Brian Tayan

CG-12

Say On Pay...Does the Buck Stop Here?

David F. Larcker; Brian Tayan

CG-13

Attention Shoppers: Executive Compensation at Kroger, Safeway, Costco and Whole Foods

David F. Larcker; Brian Tayan

CG-14

Executive Compensation:  Moving from Utility Services to Power Trading at Aquila

David F. Larcker; Brian Tayan

A-198

Financial Restatements: Methods Companies Use to Distort Financial Performance

Madhav V. Rajan; Brian Tayan

CG-15

Selecting a CEO: The Leader, the Business Builder, or the Technologist

David F. Larcker; Brian Tayan

2007

CG-05

Executive Compensation at Nabors Industries:  Too Much, Too Little, or Just Right?

David F. Larcker; Brian Tayan

CG-06

Sovereign Bancorp and Relational Investors: The Role of the Activist Hedge Fund

David F. Larcker; Brian Tayan

CG-07

There's a New Sheriff in Town: Institutional Shareholder Services

David F. Larcker; Brian Tayan

CG-08

Corporate Governance Ratings: Got The Grade… What was the Test?

David F. Larcker; Brian Tayan

CG-09

Shareholder Democracy: Does Gretchen Get it Right?

David F. Larcker; Brian Tayan

CG-10

10b5-1 Plans: Mortgaging a Defense Against Insider Trading

David F. Larcker; Brian Tayan

A193

Earnings Conference Calls: Hewlett-Packard Company

Maureen F. McNichols; Brian Tayan

A195

The Walt Disney Company: Investor Communications Strategy

Maureen F. McNichols; Brian Tayan

2006

CG-4A

Oracle's Hostile Takeover of PeopleSoft (A)

Robert M. Daines; Davina Drabkin; Vinay B Nair

CG-4B

PeopleSoft Finally Accepts Oracle's Offer (B)

Robert M. Daines; Davina Drabkin