Corporate Governance

Covering the Criminal Trial of David Stockman

By J. Robert Brown

The Race to the Bottom is a collaberation between faculty and students.  One of the roles played by students is to follow ongoing cases that address important issues in the realm of corporate governance.  Students form a team and monitor any activity in the case.  When a filing surfaces or a hearing held, students digest the information and write a post.  A faculty member then reviews the post and holds a tutorial on the importance of the issues raised by the filing.  Students both develop writing skills and learn first hand about the process of handling a case.  The posting process is slow but results in an important learning experience for students and useful information for those following the case.

One of the cases followed by students is the criminal trial of David Stockman.  Students have produced the first post in the case.  It was written by William McEachron, an articles editor for the Blog.  Professor Jeff Hartje supervised the post and discussed the matter with students.

Full post as published by The Race to the Bottom on October 27, 2008 (boomark / email).