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Citigroup: A Symbol of Board Resurgence?

Harvard Business Review

Are boards of directors now more than in the past focusing on their fundamental task — critically evaluating the leadership and the management of the CEO? Are they now much less hesitant to force changes at the top of the corporation due to performance on fundamentals, not just scandal or stock price variation?

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Why Are Some Sectors (Ahem, Finance) So Scandal-Plagued?

Harvard Business Review

This escalation illustrates a significant change: highly expensive scandals across business sectors , not just in single companies, and this is reflected in the January 7th agreement by major banks to pay $8.5 In the past, some multi-company problems have been due to introduction of a detailed regulation or to a change in enforcement policy.