1. How seriously does the company take internal audits?
2. What is the companys vision? How does it see itself making a mark on the world?
3. Grade (with an A, B, C, or D) the overall performance of key players: Jack Brennahan, Erik Hanloon, Jonas Durand and Cara Porcini. Why are you assigning them this grade?
4. If you are Jack Brennahan, what do you do now? Whom do you call? Whom do you trust? Call on your fishing buddies or bring in outsiders?
5. How seriously does the company take internal audits? What does this mean?
6. How do we decrease the chances of getting into the mess that Hollate is in?
7. What should the company do to prevent undue pressure on the sales force?
8. What should the finance and operations personnel do if they are aware of suspicious activity?
9. The code of ethics was never formally adopted in the company. What could have been done differently with the code to reduce the opportunity for fraud?