Assignment
Case study: Pacific Drilling
Read the Pacific Drilling case study.
This case is ideal for demonstrating the importance of corporate governance. The following points are to guide a review and discussion of some important concepts.
o Discuss Pacific Drilling's corporate governance. Has the company been able to separate the ownership and managerial control?
o Evaluate the effectiveness of Pacific Drilling's board of directors. Have the directors been able to monitor and control the company?
o Executive compensation is a method of governance mechanisms. Discuss Pacific Drilling's compensation and evaluate its effectiveness.
o Is Pacific Drilling in financial trouble? Discuss the possibility of the market for corporate control. Will Pacific Drilling become a takeover target?
o Describe Pacific Drilling's next move in terms of growth and expansion. Provide an analysis, of what additional recommendations would be required to be done to help Pacific Drilling achieve its goals?
o Evaluate Pacific Drilling's international strategy and its use of alliances to achieve company objectives, what would be their best strategy?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.