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Citigroup: A Symbol of Board Resurgence?

Harvard Business Review

Their failure to choose the right CEO and to provide appropriate oversight on core risks and opportunities has, in my view, reflected a broad failure of the corporate governance movement and its reliance on directors to effectively to oversee the corporation and its business leaders. environmental, health and safety laws]).

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Rupert Murdoch, Customer Service Rep?

Harvard Business Review

But things can get a bit trickier if your customer service rep is also your CEO — and if he or she is attempting remedy the problem in a very public way. Murdoch is a rarity among Fortune 500 CEOs. But an IBM survey of 1,709 CEOs found that, while only 16% use social media, the number is expected to grow to 57% in five years.

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

Harvard Business Review

These sectoral scandals raise profound issues for business leaders: in a highly competitive global economy, in which some sectors are flooded with money, how do you assess sector-wide integrity risks and achieve a culture of corporate accountability before , not after, bad behavior occurs?