Teaching Note for [110045].
Citation:
Soltes, Eugene F. "A Letter from Prison (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 110-059, March 2010. (Revised January 2011.) View Details|
Case HBS Case Collection December 2009 (Revised March 2011) A Letter from Prison |
Abstract
Stephen Richards, the former global head of sales at Computer Associates, Inc. (CA), is serving a seven-year prison sentence for financial fraud. In the case, Richards responds to a number of questions about managerial responsibility and the manipulation of financial performance in a letter written to a graduate student.
Keywords: Accounting; Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Corporate Accountability; Managerial Roles;
Citation:
Soltes, Eugene F. "A Letter from Prison." Harvard Business School Case 110-045, December 2009. (Revised March 2011.) (request a courtesy copy.)
