Whose Money Is It Anyway? (A)
Posted: 14 Feb 2012
Date Written: June 25, 2010
Abstract
The Brigham and Women's Physician's Organization (BWPO) and its corporate parent disagree over who has jurisdiction over significant legacy funds. Are they controlled by the BWPO or do they belong to BWPO's corporate parent? The BWPO and its corporate parent must negotiate who has control of the funds which impacts how the funds may be used.
Learning Objective: To teach organizational boundaries, implicit promises, and governance.
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Narayanan, V. G. and Hamermesh, Richard G. and Gordon, Rachel, Whose Money Is It Anyway? (A) (June 25, 2010). Harvard Business School Accounting & Management Unit Case No. 810-008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2004627
Rachel Gordon
Harvard University - Business School (HBS) ( email )
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