Note on Motivation
This note discusses the complex topic of motivation, including the issue of contingent compensation…
Jimmy Fu and Moog, Inc.: Understanding Shareholders’ Equity
The case introduces students to the concepts of employee stock options, stock-splits and buybacks, multiple share classes, and the basics of equity investment and diversification.
Launch of Durra: Women in Islamic Banking
The case focuses on the vice-president and regional head of corporate banking for Noor Islamic Bank in Dubai as she arrives in the United States to promote the first global network for women in Islamic banking and finance, known as Durra.
Using an ESOP to Liquidate a Portion of the Value of a Family Business
Technically, an ESOP is a retirement plan and serves the purpose of accumulating retirement savings for the company’s employees. In practice, however, they can act as a cash buyer of private company stock, thus creating a source of liquidity for the company’s owners.
Stone Finch, Inc.: Young Division, Old Division
CEO Jim Billings wants to attract energetic, entrepreneurial talent to Stone Finch, Inc.
Employee Ownership and Equity Compensation at ATA Engineering
This PowerPoint presentation is a case study that is part of Class 4 from the Course: Topics in Corporate Governance: Techniques of Equity Compensation. The case study discusses ATA Engineering, Inc., a leading independent company in modal and dynamic testing of aerospace structures in the U.S. Their mission statement is to be the leading provider … Read More
John Lewis Partnership
The John Lewis Partnership (JLP) is one of the UK’s most profitable retailers – sales grew by 6.3% and pre-tax profit by 18.7% in the year to 27 January 2008. Its success owes much to the co-ownership principles of its founder, John Spedan Lewis, who handed over control and ownership in two trust settlements in the last century.