The Board of Directors

This is a story about a corporate Board of Directors meeting. People often wonder what really happens behind the Board doors and why do they do the things they do. This story gives a glimpse of the dealings and why the meeting is secretive.

The story gives an account of the Chairman of the Board/CEO dealings, nominations for stockholder voting on a new Director, Director initiation and follow up of functional area vice-president work, and increasing the Director's compensation plan. It tells the story of how functional area operations begin in a strategic context.

The company, Carolina Sportswear, is a fictitious company that is in the middle of a corporate turnaround and beginning to expand its' operations and influence in the market.