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Case Analysis

Summary of Facts and Circumstances
The Midwestern:: Contemporary Art (MCA) Museum is one of the nation’s largest facilities devoted to modern art, opening its doors to Great Lakes in 1967. The MCA bought its first building, a three story townhouse, in 1977. In January of 1989, the MCA board hired Keith Schmidt as executive director. In April of 1989, a man with the name of Peter Smith began his chairmanship at MCA, after already being on the board since 1981.
Peter Smith and Keith Schmidt often had intense debates at board meetings. Most of their arguments had to deal with the speed of MCA’s expansion, which was pushed by Schmidt. Smith had a more conservative approach to the situation and did not approve of the rapid changes Schmidt had planned for the museum. Due to problems between Smith and Schmidt, Peter Smith resigned from the board in December 1991. Shortly after that, the board approved of a $55 million capital campaign for construction of MCA’s new......

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