case study

I. Mulcahy’s qualifications:

1. As a Xerox board member, do you support the selection of Mulcahy to turn 

Xerox around?  What are her strengths and weaknesses vis-a-vis this role?

2. How did Xerox get to the point of bankruptcy?  Was it a case of management

ineptitude or simply shifting industry trends?

II.  Mulcahy’s disposition:

3. Is Mulcahy so concerned about her employees’ job security that she cannot take 

painful yet necessary actions?

4. Did the stress of Mulcahy’s role take an abject toll on her reasoning faculties?  

III.  Twin problems of bank debt & SEC investigation:

5. How can Mulcahy get these on-going problems resolved?  Can her personal involvement

make a difference?

6. Is there a linkage between the two issues?  Can one be solved without the other?