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Case
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2012
William Jeffrey at Bay Colony: On-Boarding (A)
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Lena G. Goldberg
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Abstract
The decision-making process, policies and procedures, and legal obligations of the Board, the company's inside counsel and the company's outside counsel are explored in connection with on-boarding, investigating alleged misconduct of, and terminating a company's CEO, and the impact of specific contractual obligations is considered. The A case details the on-boarding process and critical terms in the CEO's employment agreement. The B case considers the first investigation of the CEO's alleged misconduct. The C case details the CEO's termination.
Keywords: leadership and managing people;
employment law;
corporate governance;
Financial Services Industry;
Massachusetts;
Citation:
Goldberg, Lena G. "William Jeffrey at Bay Colony: On-Boarding (A)." Harvard Business School Case 313-045, August 2012.