On 30 November 2007, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Goodwin Wealth Management (Goodwin), decided to hire a consultant to assess its current situation. Recently, several companies have expressed interest in acquiring Goodwin. The Director-General knew that he would have to decide whether to consider these suggestions or not so soon to avoid hostile situations trading. If the Director did decide to consider the purchase, it will have to act quickly to take advantage of the high prices of the current stock. Further complicating the decision was that Goodwin was built father CEO, George, who will try to influence the decision making process. Director-General wishes to do what was best for the company to defend the reputation of his family. He was waiting for advice from a consultant. "Hide
by Colette Southam, Lisa Conway Source: Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation 13 pages. Publication Date: November 14, 2008. Prod. #: 908N29-PDF-ENG
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