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Case
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Reference no. 9-806-028
Subject category: Entrepreneurship
Authors: William A Sahlman (Harvard Business School); Victoria W Winston (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2005
Version: 27 July 2009
Revision date: 29-Mar-2019
Length: 28 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Shareholder relations; Disclosure; Entrepreneurial finance; Initial Public Offering (IPO); Leadership; Corporate governance; Board of directors; US Securities and Exchange Commission; Accountability; Sarbanes-Oxley Act
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Abstract

Only three short months into her new position as CEO of publicly traded golf apparel manufacturer Cutter & Buck, Fran Conley discovers accounting irregularities that call into question the reliability of this company's financial statements. Working closely with her board of directors, Conley must figure out what is really going on. She must also deal with the possibility of SEC sanctions, class action lawsuits, threat of NASDAQ delisting, loss of D&O insurance, departure of senior managers, and problems with access to credit. She is also trying to turn the company around after two years of poor performance.
Location:
Washington
Industries:
Apparel; Arts, entertainment & sports; Manufacturing; Wholesale trade"
Size:
350 employees, USD170,000 revenues
Other setting(s):
2002-2004
Supplement
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Reference no. 9-806-029
Subject category: Entrepreneurship
Authors: William A Sahlman (Harvard Business School); Victoria W Winston (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2005
Version: 10 July 2006
Revision date: 4-Apr-2019
Length: 8 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Shareholder relations; Disclosure; Entrepreneurial finance; Leadership; Corporate governance; Board of directors; US Securities and Exchange Commission; Accountability; Sarbanes-Oxley Act
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Abstract

Only three short months into her new position as CEO of publicly traded golf apparel manufacturer Cutter & Buck, Fran Conley discovers accounting irregularities that call into question the reliability of this company's financial statements. Working closely with her board of directors, Conley must figure out what is really going on. She must also deal with the possibility of SEC sanctions, class action lawsuits, threat of NASDAQ delisting, loss of D&O insurance, departure of senior managers, and problems with access to credit. She is also trying to turn the company around after two years of poor performance.

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Location:
Washington
Industries:
Apparel; Arts, entertainment & sports; Manufacturing; Wholesale trade"
Size:
350 employees, USD170,000 revenues
Other setting(s):
2002-2004

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Supplement
-
Reference no. 9-806-029
Subject category: Entrepreneurship
Authors: William A Sahlman (Harvard Business School); Victoria W Winston (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2005
Version: 10 July 2006
Revision date: 4-Apr-2019
Length: 8 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Shareholder relations; Disclosure; Entrepreneurial finance; Leadership; Corporate governance; Board of directors; US Securities and Exchange Commission; Accountability; Sarbanes-Oxley Act
View full details