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Employee disengagement in a recession
in Sox First, on May 21, 2009
...culties facing most businesses. Yet declines in engagement levels should set alarm bells ringing in boardrooms because there is some evidence that firms with highly engaged workforces tend to outperfo...
Former government officials in boardrooms
in Sox First, on January 15, 2009
With the change in government and the new Obama administration coming in, we can expect to see many more government officials moving in to the private sector as company directors. What can they offer? How good can they be? And are there any pitfalls. Some interesting insights in this paper For...
Lawyers take to boardrooms
in Sox First, on August 28, 2008
We have talked many times about how Sarbanes-Oxley has turned into a goldmine for accountants. The other lot that's made big gains are the lawyers. Sarbanes-Oxley means we're now seeing more lawyers in the boardroom, reports Law.com . Because of the increasingly litigious environment, ...
Sponsored Post: Multiple Levels of Spam Blocking Necessary
in I got Spam?!, on March 4, 2008
...to bolster network security and guard against outages.
One of the requests most heard in corporate boardrooms regarding spam, is to make the problem go away, however in the long run, spam is a proble...
Boardroom breakdown
in Sox First, on January 16, 2008
Who is the youngest director in the US? And who is the oldest? The Corporate Library has an interesting breakdown of the demographics of US boards. As a snapshot of corporate governance, US style, its worth looking at. The Corporate Library's 2007 Governance Practices Report, published b...
Rupert Murdoch and the accidental director
in Sox First, on November 9, 2007
... Corporate Library told reporters , it just won't wash. "There are no training wheels in boardrooms and she is supposed to be up and running on day one," Minnow said. "It may be t...
Climate change for boardrooms
in Sox First, on July 26, 2007
I have talked about climate change liability risks for company directors here and here . Climate change has all the potential of turning into a major corporate governance issue. Jeffrey Smith and Matthew Morreale from the law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore say that climate change is a wh...
How to Think Like Warren Buffett, Part 24
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on July 25, 2007
...take. But acknowledging and analyzing them can be useful, though that practice is rare in corporate boardrooms. There, Charlie and I have almost never witnessed a candid post-mortem of a failed decisi...
Borgata opens new Hotel
in The Gambling Weblog, on July 20, 2007
...ng the ocean.
The hotel's 18,000 square feet of meeting space will include two glass- enclosed boardrooms, three additional boardrooms, and eight meeting spaces with state-of-the-art technology a...
The Global Supply Chain Leaders Group is Launched to Serve the Leadership Needs of Supply Chain Executives
in Supplychainer, on June 27, 2007
...spective organizations.
As supply chain management continues to expand to the executive suites and boardrooms of business and public organizations, those individuals who are designated as "chief...
Does the punishment fit the crime? Securities fraud and home invasion
in Sox First, on May 18, 2007
...g free from bodily harm and protecting our homes. "Perhaps corporate greed extends beyond the boardrooms to its shareholders," she writes.
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Lord Browne and the "pink plateau"
in Sox First, on May 2, 2007
...uot;. "It's the glass ceiling that makes gay men and lesbians virtually invisible in the boardrooms of global multinationals. "Homophobia may be withering in offices and on the shopfl...
The Golf Patent Game
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 13, 2007
...the fight for equipment and ball supremacy on the course; what we don't see is the fight in the boardrooms and test labs.
One of the most powerful figures in the boardroom battles is the patent l...
The Signature at MGM Grand ready for June opening
in The Gambling Weblog, on April 11, 2007
...s, salads, soups and original dishes. Towers 2 and 3 feature convenient meeting rooms and executive boardrooms, and Tower 3 also offers a fitness center.
Offering guests an array of spacious, well-ap...
Corporate governance turkeys of the year
in Sox First, on November 23, 2006
Yes, it's that time of year to nominate the biggest turkeys since last November. This year's list is extensive. There's no shortage of candidates so I thought better list them all and let you decide.
Shiv Nadar on the current state of IT Services firms - K@W
in The CIO Weblog, on November 19, 2006
..., Indian IT firms publish their results, and these are broadcast on CNBC. From the comfort of their boardrooms, executives say how many new employees have been added, how many more Fortune 500 compani...
Happy Social Enterprise Day ...
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on November 16, 2006
... role models and review how tax relief could be used to help the sector.
"From classrooms to boardrooms, people need to know what social enterprise is and what it can achieve," Mr Miliband ...
The Grasso decision: is it really a turning point?
in Sox First, on October 23, 2006
...#39;s still to be determined however is whether this marks a shift in the compensation practices of boardrooms. Truth is there's a lot of water still to go under this bridge. Certainly, the initi...
The war in Hewlett-Packard's boardroom
in Sox First, on October 17, 2006
... up, she screwed up big time. The piece is a striking reminder of what lessons HP presents for all boardrooms. Bad boards damage reputations and in the worst case, they can destroy companies. Read t...
Sustainability reporting: carrots and sticks
in Sox First, on October 11, 2006
...y and meaningless work from greenies, sustainability reporting seems to be gaining some traction in boardrooms with the release of the latest Global Reporting Initiative . The new G3 guidelines have...
HP's lessons for boardrooms
in Sox First, on September 15, 2006
The Hewlett-Packard spy-pretexting fiasco will probably go down as a case study in flawed corporate governance. Here's a board that tried fixing a problem about a director leaking, and made a mess of it. Then it tried to clean up that mess and made an even bigger one. This lot can't tak...
Pay increase slowdown for directors
in Sox First, on August 10, 2006
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Pay rises for company directors have slowed down as boardrooms absorb the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley and other corporate governance changes, according to a new report . The Mercer Human resource...
SOX costs heading south: CEOs
in Sox First, on March 21, 2006
...od a job they are doing. That's hardly reassuring. There's enormous room for improvement in boardrooms.
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Bugs in the boardroom
in Sox First, on March 10, 2006
...s are one thing. But the US Justice Department's antitrust division will be extending them into boardrooms under the Antitrust Investigative Improvements Act of 2005 introduced by Senators Mike ...
Coke and severance pay: the beginning of a trend?
in Sox First, on December 28, 2005
...ng people for failing, something that's reasonable only in the clubby fantasy land of corporate boardrooms'' In Sunday's New York Times , Gretchen Morgenson says this is just the beg...
The Concept of the IT Boardroom
in The CIO Weblog, on July 6, 2005
... governance experts now, post Sarbanes-Oxley.
So my question is: why don't we have IT Boardrooms, which mimic the governance structures and best practices of businesses?
This
post i...
Diller Ends Vivendi Feud With $3.4 bln Deal
in The Dating Weblog, on June 16, 2005
...niversal Entertainment to NBC Universal for
$3.4 billion. They have been haggling in courtrooms and boardrooms for
five years. IAC said it would result in an after-tax gain of $330
million. FULL ARTI...
Eradicating Poverty Through Profits
in Businesspundit, on August 24, 2004
...osition" begins a controversial new management book that seems destined to be read not just in boardrooms but also in government offices. "The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid. Eradicati...
the electronic boardroom
in TJ's Weblog, on September 15, 2003
...he for new software. The WSJ Europe runs a good article about. The business concept aims to bring boardrooms to 'cyberspace'. The software is basically an enterprise portal with the most imp...