Posted: August 9th, 2022

Barbarians at the Gate

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Barbarians at the Gate
Question 1
Ross Johnson initially approached the board of directors of RJR Nabisco in order to boots the company’s stock price. With the Premier flagging, Johnson considered RJR Nabisco his best chance of increasing shareholder value.
Question 2
The business ethics creates the legal source of imitation in the situation. The corporate director duties influenced the board actions due to the power the hold in terms of determining the policy with respect to service, price, and labor relations.
Question 3
The board of directors accepted a bit that was not the highest due to various factors that were considered including synergy, diversification and scarcity interests, and tax benefits.
Question 4
The choice of Robinson to work against Johnson cannot be explained by Can hia since he had a also a duty to keep confidential information of senior officers.
Question 5
The public learning of the setback would see company lose more shares and become more financially unstable. Johnson after discovering the smokeless product tasted and tested so badly would considered legal consequences such the company losing the its operational license and being shut down.
Question 6
The principle-agent problem nature of duty that was involved employees being agents and owners would mean the employees had breached the employment contract and the plaintiff will have to prove the breach to give strength to the case.
Question 7
The company and its owner owe the fiduciary duties to fellow shareholders, which involves protecting the fellow shareholder from the acts of corporate directors.
Question 8
Johnson decision to cancel the results of smokeless tobacco research and development could result in him being liable for the omission as he prevents due process to be attained.
Question 9
In 20/20s, Johnson would have had various options including requesting to run the company under his terms or moving to another company that could benefit from his vision.
Question 10
The intersection of Law and business as displayed in the film indicate that all organizations operate on political dynamics that are based on conflicting interests concerning limited power and resources, where by whoever achieves to evade the law tends to be attaining short-term goals. However, making decision on a strong ethical framework enables the organization to be successful and attain long-term goals.
Work Cited
Empowerment High Performance Center. BARBARIANS AT THE GATE story of ROSS JOHNSON nabisco takeover. YouTube. 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3HiONtjZSM&feature=youtu.be
Burrough, Bryan, and John Helyar. BARBARIANS AT THE GATE: The Fall of RJR Nabisco. HarperBusiness Essentials.

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