Archive for the ‘corporate’ Category

Governance and performance

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Portfolios with companies that have good corporate governance deliver 18% higher average share-price returns to investors than those without, according to a new survey .

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Carl Icahn’s corporate governance blog debut

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

Corporate raider and shareholder activist Carl Icahn plans to set up a corporate governance blog.

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Easy time for corporate crooks

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

Five years after President Bush said corporate crooks will pay for crime, the latest figures show that most of them get less than two years jail and one in three don’t even go to jail after sentencing.

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Easing up on corporate crime

Saturday, December 15th, 2007

The US Government is easing up in its fight against corporate crime. There is pressure on regulators to step back, the rise in the Dow Jones has eased some of the anger towards corporations, and there is less pressure from the courts.

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Strategic corporate reputation

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

A check list to help tackle corporate reputation risk would require companies to design and implement a strategic, top-down risk management program where all business events with potential consequences on the firm’s reputation capital are identified. Here’s how to do it.

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The Age Blogs: Management Line

Monday, December 10th, 2007

It’s that time of year again. That’s when we start hearing stories about scungy Christmas bonuses, office parties done on the cheap or not held at all, and gifts you wish you never had. Or worse still, sackings just a week or two before Christmas. The spirit of Scrooge is alive and well

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Corporate fraud investigations fall

Sunday, November 4th, 2007

Federal investigations into corporate fraud are plummeting. Is it because the Corporate Fraud Task Force, created by President George W. Bush’s executive order in July 2002, has done a great job stopping fraud? Or is it because the Justice Department has just stopped trying to prosecute it?

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Do apologies work? 10 questions to consider

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

Corporate apologies are coming in thick and fast. The list includes Mattel saying sorry for the lead paint found in toys and Apple’s Steve Jobs apologizing to iPhone early adopters. But do apologies work? When should CEOs apologize and when should they keep shtum?

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More attacks on corporate reputation

Sunday, September 16th, 2007

CEOs say attacks on corporate reputation are becoming more frequent, apologies from the boss are losing potency and it takes about 3 and half years to recover when your reputation has been trashed

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Climate change for boardrooms

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

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Climate change is shaping up the big corporate governance issue of the 21st Century. It could have an impact on directors in many ways. Whether that happens remains to be seen. But they can’t afford to ignore it.

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