118 results for 'Fabrizio Ferri'

Timing of Option Grants in UnitedHealth Group (A)

Faced with press allegations that executives' stock options might have been backdated, the Board of UnitedHealth Group needs to determine whether its accounting for the options was proper, and if...

Understanding Economic Value Added

Explores the concept of economic value added (EVA) and its practical applications as a management control system for performance measurement and incentive compensation. Explains how EVA is measured...

Shareholder Activists at Friendly Ice Cream (A)

Two activist investors, one a founder and one a hedge fund manager, seek to improve board oversight at a chain restaurant company. Prestley Blake founded Friendly Ice Cream in 1935 with his brother,...

Executive Pay and the Credit Crisis of 2008 (A)

The credit crisis of 2008 placed compensation practices at publicly traded firms in the United States under scrutiny. This case examines perceived excessive pay and severance packages at several...

Timing of Option Grants in UnitedHealth Group (B)

Supplements the (A) case.

AFSCME vs. Mozilo...and "Say on Pay" for All! (A) (Abridged)

Richard Ferlauto, director of pensions and benefits policy at the AFSCME, the largest public sector workers union in the U.S., was responsible for protecting the pensions of its members. Because...