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HBS Working Knowledge December 22, 2003 Martha Lagace |
How to Build a Better Board Boards need to work smarter and with a design in mind, says Harvard Business School professor Jay Lorsch. Lorsch discusses his new book Back to the Drawing Board, co-written with Colin B. Carter.  |
HBS Working Knowledge January 17, 2007 Malcolm Salter |
Learning from Private-Equity Boards Boards of professionally sponsored buyouts are more informed, hands-on, and interventionist than public company boards. The author argues that this board model could have helped Enron and perhaps your company as well.  |
CFO September 1, 2012 Caroline McDonald |
Reputational Risk Tops Board Worries Directors are taking their companies' good names very seriously.  |
HBS Working Knowledge July 11, 2012 Jay Lorsch |
Book Excerpt: 'The Future of Boards' In an excerpt from "The Future of Boards," the author discusses why directors are newly questioning their roles.  |
IndustryWeek November 17, 2010 |
Board Member Today; CEO Tomorrow The number of Fortune 1000 directors who became the CEOs of the companies on whose boards they served more than doubled in the past year.  |
BusinessWeek June 27, 2005 Joseph Webe |
How The Best Boards Stay Clued In Director John A. Krol says a culture of openness has helped turn Tyco around.  |
CFO July 1, 2004 John P. Mello Jr. |
Director's Cut Board members are turning to specialized software to help manage their affairs.  |
HBS Working Knowledge September 21, 2009 Roger Thompson |
Excessive Executive Pay: What's the Solution? In the search for culprits in the global financial meltdown, bloated executive pay and the excessive risk-taking behavior it fueled stand out as prime suspects.  |
Knowledge@Wharton May 7, 2003 |
Those Who Sit on Company Boards Face a New, Tougher Job Description Two longtime executives and board members talk about the changing role of boards of directors in what they say is becoming an increasingly volatile, litigious and risky environment.  |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Corporate Boards Should Focus on Performance, Not Conformance After the corporate governance revolution of the 1990s that led to a new era of accountability to shareholders, the Enron debacle has brought new attention to the role of corporate boards and governance...  |
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2009 |
For Your Review What financial institutions directors are thinking about-the results of 2009 research by Corporate Board Member and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP... What's ahead for banking...  |
IndustryWeek August 1, 2005 Jill Jusko |
Beefed Up Boards More diligent and accountable, today's directors are scrutinizing executive compensation like never before -- and changing the dynamic of the board-management relationship.  |
U.S. Banker April 2010 Michael Sisk |
Boardroom Burdens Bank directors must be more hands-on than ever, exercising tighter control over management and setting strategic direction. Here are five issues that need attention now.  |
HBS Working Knowledge September 13, 2006 Jay W. Lorsch |
Rising CEO Pay: What Directors Should Do Compensation committees are under pressure to keep CEO pay high, even as shareholders and the media agitate for moderation. The solution? Boards of directors need better competitive information and an ear to what shareholders are saying.  |
Knowledge@Wharton July 30, 2003 |
Has Sarbanes-Oxley Made a Dent in Corporate America's Armor? In the 12 months since it was signed by President Bush, the landmark Sarbanes-Oxley Act has caused U.S. companies to spend heavily on compliance, altered the culture of boardrooms and boosted the business of firms that offer ethics and compliance consulting. To what end?  |
The Motley Fool April 8, 2009 Alyce Lomax |
Corporate Boards Need to Wake Up One of investors' biggest problems -- whether they know it or not -- has been a tendency toward ineffective, entrenched boards of directors that don't do their primary job, which is to look out for shareholder interests.  |
CIO April 29, 2014 Kim S. Nash |
CIOs Who Serve on Boards Sharpen Their Business Skills Relatively few CIOs sit on external corporate boards. But those who do come back to their day jobs with personal and professional insights that boost their careers -- and give their home companies a competitive edge.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Jan/Feb 2005 Bryson & Gast |
Board Briefing: CEOs on the Board What are the advantages and limitations of CEOs on foundation boards? If the CEO is on the board, should he or she have full voting rights? How do your non-profit colleagues approach this decision?  |
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2010 Kimberly Crowe |
2010 Director Compensation Review The results of the latest compensation survey offer an in-depth review of industry pay practices and reveal how the latest issues and trends in compensation are affecting banks and directors nationwide.  |
Real Estate Portfolio Sep/Oct 2000 |
Corporate Governance Roundtable At this year's NAREIT Law and Accounting Conference, one of the most talked about panel discussions was on the topic of corporate governance...  |
The Motley Fool April 21, 2010 |
The Motley Fool's Testimony on Corporate Governance and Shareholder Empowerment Shareholders should have a bigger say in how companies are run.  |
BusinessWeek January 22, 2007 Byrnes & Sasseen |
Board of Hard Knocks Activist shareholders, tougher rules, and anger over CEO pay have put directors on the hot seat.  |
HBS Working Knowledge August 9, 2004 Lucian A. Bebchuk |
Bring Shareholders into the Board Room How can we improve board performance? One way is by reducing the extent to which boards are insulated from, and unaccountable to, shareholders.  |
BusinessWeek April 25, 2005 Henry et al. |
The Boss on the Sidelines Auditors, directors, and lawyers are asserting their new-age power, and the reason for their defiance is no great mystery. The watchdogs are finally facing genuine liability for their failures.  |
CFO November 1, 2002 Andrew Osterland |
Board Games Boards are supposed to monitor top executives, but too often give them carte blanche. That's why regulators are writing stricter rules for the corporate-governance game.  |
The Motley Fool February 25, 2008 Alyce Lomax |
Risk, Rot, and the Road to Recovery It's high time shareholders demanded better corporate governance from boards.  |
HBS Working Knowledge August 8, 2005 |
Readers Respond: Is There an "Efficient Market" in CEO Compensation? Readers offer varying viewpoints and solutions on the topic of CEO compensation.  |
CFO January 1, 2005 Roy Harris |
Across the Board Spurred by regulatory change, directors and CFOs forge a new relationship.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Mar/Apr 2005 Deborah S. Hechinger |
Building Better Boards Congress has focused on compliance, but effective governance requires strong leadership. Foundation boards must step up to the task of working with chief executives to empower foundations to identify critical needs and to fund strong and effective programs.  |
HBS Working Knowledge July 11, 2012 Julia Hanna |
The Future of Boards In "The Future of Boards: Meeting the Governance Challenges of the Twenty-First Century," Professor Jay Lorsch brings together experts to examine the state of boards today, what lies ahead, and what needs to change.  |
HBS Working Knowledge April 4, 2005 Manda Salls |
Why Nonprofits Have a Board Problem Plenty of distinguished people serve on nonprofit boards, but for some reason these directors shrink from leadership, argues Harvard professor Richard Chait. In this Q&A, Chait discusses "Governance as Leadership," his new book on how boards can transform into powerful forces of leadership.  |
U.S. Banker October 2010 Rob Garver |
Board Diversity Remains a Work in Progress In the financial services industry, there are more women than ever on boards of directors, but there's still a long way to go.  |
Inc. March 1, 2003 Tahl Raz |
Governing: Boardroom Makeover Like many company owners, Richard Domaleski set up a board of directors only to realize he had done it all wrong.  |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Enron's Board Gives Black Eye to Efforts Aimed at Improving Corporate Governance By not keeping Enron from barreling down the wrong track to a rendezvous with catastrophe, the board has given a black eye to efforts by other American firms to improve corporate governance in recent years...  |
CIO November 14, 2012 Kim S. Nash |
CIOs Say Corporate Directors Are Clueless About IT Our exclusive research shows that boards of directors still don't understand the role that IT can play in driving business innovation. It's the CIO's job to change that.  |
The Motley Fool December 1, 2008 Rich Duprey |
Corporate Boards Are Broken Extreme measures are needed to get boards to do their jobs.  |
BusinessWeek July 17, 2006 Toddi Gutner |
So You Wanna Be A Director Companies are desperately seeking women to fill their boards. Interested? Here are some tips for getting there.  |
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2002 Steve Bergsman |
Direct Effect As the focus on corporate governance issues intensifies, real estate companies will need to ensure that board composition and practices keep pace with rapid changes at all publicly traded companies.  |
CIO January 15, 2003 Meridith Levinson |
Get On Board - Corporate Governance CIOs are being sought-after to serve on corporate boards, a unique opportunity to help right many wrongs. But there are risks -- you must be prepared, be aware and be diligent when you jump on board.  |
Bank Director 3rd Quarter 2009 |
Compensation at the Fore In this sampling of bank directors' opinions on the hot topics of the day, we look at issues related to executive compensation.  |
U.S. Banker March 2009 Michael Sisk |
Who Will be the Next in Line? Winston-Salem, NC-based BB&T's new CEO is proud of the bank's long-term commitment to leadership development.  |
The Motley Fool May 20, 2011 Alyce Lomax |
Shareholders Want This Power More and more investors agitate for the right to act by written consent.  |
CFO March 1, 2003 Lori Calabro |
The Prime of Ms. Nell Minow For the prominent shareholder activist, these have been both the best and the worst of times.  |
HBS Working Knowledge February 27, 2006 Cohn, Khurana & Reeves |
Take Responsibility for Rising Stars Many executives believe that leadership development is a job for the HR department. This may be the single biggest misconception they can have.  |
Inc. May 2007 Jennifer Gill |
Smart Questions: How to Vet a Board Member There's a lot of talk these days about the lack of independent directors on corporate boards. But it's not just a big-company issue. There should be at least one outsider on your board, too. Here's what to ask to get the right person in the chair.  |
HBS Working Knowledge December 6, 2004 Mallory Stark |
Executive Comp: Pay Without Performance Out-of-control executive compensation schemes are "widespread, persistent, and systemic," and new reforms won't clean up the mess, argue two law professors in this Q&A and book excerpt.  |
CFO May 1, 2003 Arthur Levitt |
You Are the Guardians Former SEC chairman Arthur Levitt offers some pointed advice on how to restore confidence in corporate accounting.  |
The Motley Fool June 6, 2007 Anders Bylund |
All Aboard: Google The only time we hear about a board of directors is when its members are up to no good. Investors, take a peek behind the curtain at the Googleplex. Who runs the show at Google, and how are they organized?  |
Knowledge@Wharton December 18, 2002 |
Re-Examining the Role of the Chairman of the Board Faculty members at Wharton and a board member of a major U.S. corporation say that while there are some circumstances in which a division of authority between a chairman and a CEO may make sense, it is by no means a surefire way to keep companies on the straight and narrow.  |
The Motley Fool November 1, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
How Charities Do Good Charities have a few lessons for the business world.  |