Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2018

As a result, when making close calls on the company’s financial reports, that auditor may be too deferential to Nissan management. The purpose of a nominating committee is to assure that directors are selected on the basis of competence and independence, rather than friendliness to management.

Committee 8

Committee Chief Financial Officer Document Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2013

To a large extent, say-on-pay — which was introduced in the UK in 2002 and has spread to several other countries, most recently Switzerland — is a simple exercise in bandwagon-following. But it''s far from clear that professional money managers have what it takes to play the role of effective watchdog.

Hedge 8

Hedge Asset Management Incentives Outsourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2017

These arguments have proven highly influential and led to several policy proposals to encourage long-term holdings – so-called “patient capital” France’s Loi Florange doubles investors’ voting rights after two years. Critically, short-term selling by shareholders need not entail short-term behavior by managers.

Short-term 8

Short-term Intangible Assets Hedge Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2015

With Hillary Clinton’s tax proposals to encourage longer-term investing , the debate over whether American business is too fixated on the short term has moved from the dimly lit offices of earnest policy wonks into the klieg lights of U.S. years in 2002 to 7.2 primary season. ” A Review of Relevant Studies. years in 2009.

Hedge 8

Hedge Short-term Long-term EPS 8

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Current management of both companies were ill-advised on handling the crises. K-Mart closed 617 of its under-performing department stores and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in 2002. Resulting from inflexible conditions, obsolete policies-procedures, procrastination, attitude, resistance to innovation, failure to change.

Crisis 58

Crisis Crisis Management Retail Budgeting 58

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Yet, most CEOs were never trained on how to be CEOs, with all the responsibility, people skills, leadership and ethical management that must go along with the job. This book states the case for more of a macro-focused approach to management. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P.

Ethics 59

Ethics Cost Crisis Learning-by-Doing 59

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

The Enron scandals of 2001 and 2002 focused only upon cooked books audit committees and deal making. In my opinion, deregulation, as a whole, has worked negatively upon business and society (banking, airlines, trucking, and broadcasting), and the SEC is no exception. Executives never stayed long. Congressional Hearings. Communications.

Strategic Planning 57

Strategic Planning Committee Golden Handcuff Media 57