Read the recent Australian Financial Review article by Adele Ferguson: "Dick Smith directors hit with legal action from receiver", 19 March 2017 (also available in QUT Readings). Using the AREA framework, find parallels of the current situation of Dick Smith with the Centro case. Discuss with your group in class, the role of the board of directors as well as their relationship with the executive management of a company, and consider whether directors should be held personally liable in these cases. Identify the issue and why it matters. Determine what you need to find out. Gather relevant facts and evidence, sort all evidence, identify themes or issues and develop a data scaffold. Provide your opinion of the themes or issues you have identified, justified by the evidence you have gathered and evaluated. Read the recent Australian Financial Review article by Adele Ferguson: "Dick Smith directors hit with legal action from receiver", 19 March 2017 (also available in QUT Readings). Using the AREA framework, find parallels of the current situation of Dick Smith with the Centro case. Discuss with your group in class, the role of the board of directors as well as their relationship with the executive management of a company, and consider whether directors should be held personally liable in these cases. Identify the issue and why it matters. Determine what you need to find out. Gather relevant facts and evidence, sort all evidence, identify themes or issues and develop a data scaffold. Provide your opinion of the themes or issues you have identified, justified by the evidence you have gathered and evaluated