Simon Carlson, chairman of the fourth generation of his family's industrial companies have to decide how to deal with his conflict with nonfamily CEO. Council hired just 15 months earlier to pursue a more aggressive growth, CEO Paul Carlson became upset and several managers with his approach to the management of a very tense relationship between the chairman and chief executive officer. Board must decide how it will deal with steel and Carlson. "Hide
by John A. Davis, Casey Lachapelle Source: Harvard Business School 24 pages. Publication Date: September 20, 2001. Prod. #: 802086-PDF-ENG