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Female Leadership on the Decline in Canada :: Women on Business

Women on Business

However, all hope is not lost for Canadian businesswomen. In April 2007, Catalyst surveyed all of the FP 500 companies in Canada, and at the time, 15.1% of upper management positions were held by women (up from 14.4% That means some of those women could be on the right path to move into corporate executive positions in the future.

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EBay CEO Meg Whitman to Retire :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Just six months later, eBay went public with its initial public offering, and by 2005, eBay was on fire with nothing stopping it. When Meg Whitman joined eBay in 1998, no one knew how successful the company would become. Whitman took the helm when eBay employed only a few dozen people.

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CEOs Who Began Their Careers During Booms Tend to Be Less Ethical

Harvard Business Review

For instance, people who entered adulthood during economic depressions tend to be attuned to economic and national security throughout their adult lives , and particularly cautious with their personal and professional finances. Based on these previous findings, we wondered: Would CEOs who began their careers during boom times be less ethical?

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Walking Away from the Big Bucks in the Pursuit of True Balance.

Women on Business

Toward the end of 2005, I started preparing my exit strategy. It was time to let go of the illusion of control that the “big bucks&# created. Don’t get me wrong, big bucks rock! However, they will rock even louder on my terms as an entrepreneur and professional coach.

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The End of Economists' Imperialism

Harvard Business Review

Economists have also continued their imperialist habit of delving into other fields: 2005's Freakonomics , co-authored by Becker disciple Steven Levitt, was a prime example of this — and sold millions of copies. As for Lazear, he got himself appointed chairman of President George W.

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Who’s Responsible for the Walmart Mexico Scandal?

Harvard Business Review

When a Walmart lawyer in Mexico blew the whistle in 2005, senior officers both in Mexico and in the United States allegedly stopped two different efforts by other Walmart employees at headquarters to conduct a thorough and independent inquiry. Think GM and its delays in addressing problems with an ignition switch.).

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To Reform Capitalism, CEOs Should Champion Structural Reforms

Harvard Business Review

They go by names like corporate social responsibility, sustainability, shareholder advocacy, social assessment and auditing, consumer action, government regulation, leadership development, ethics, realignment of incentives , attracting long-term investors , creating shared value , and more.

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