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Multiple Choice Question: Which of the Following Fiduciary Duties Did the Hewlett Packard Board Violate? (There May Be Multiple Right Answers)

Pascal's View

Scarcely 12 months since Apotheker joined HP, the value of the company’s equity has declined by approximately 50%. Duty of Good Faith: A separate duty of good faith has emerged in some jurisdictions such as Delaware where a director has engaged in such egregious behavior as to not have acted in good faith.