23-January-2012
Most Boards Misunderstand Social Media Risk
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| Davia Temin Addresses "What Directors Need to Know About Social Media" to WomenCorporateDirectors in New York NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- "Reputation and risk management are key concerns of corporate directors, and social media ... |
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23-January-2012
Thunderbird Names Ambassador Barbara Barrett Interim President
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| World-renowned global leader selected to head top-ranked business school GLENDALE, Ariz., Jan 23, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Board of Trustees of Thunderbird School of Global Management, the world's #1 school of global management, today announced its selection of Ambassador ... |
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16-February-2011
Berkowitz kicks off proxy battle with St. Joe
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| Berkowitz kicks off proxy battle with St. JoeFlorida land giant creates poison pill as effort to oust board beginsBruce Berkowitz, head of Fairholme Capital Management, launched a proxy battle Wednesday against St. Joe Co. to try to oust all the ... |
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16-December-2010
The Complete List of the CEOs that met with Obama
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| The following is the complete list of the CEOs that met with Obama, according to the White House: Greg Brown, Co-CEO, Motorola MOTJohn Chambers, Chairman & CEO, Cisco SystemsKenneth Chenault, CEO, American Express AXPDave Cote, Chairman, President & CEO, ... |
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Posted under Leadership |
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14-December-2010
Redefining the CEO Role
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| How fundamental governance changes within corporations can enhance accountability and increase investor confidence(By Ben W. Heineman Jr.) Like the companies they run and oversee, CEOs and boards of directors in the financial sector have been battered by the credit meltdown. ... |
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9-December-2010
The Crisis and the CFO
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| Morgan Stanley's Newly Named CFO Recalls the Unfolding Crisis, and Sees ProgressRuth Porat, whose ascent next month to the role of chief financial officer at Morgan Stanley was announced Tuesday, directed the firm's financial-institutions investment-banking business as the financial crisis ... |
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Posted under Finance and Investment |
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9-December-2010
Leadership - The Key to Success
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| Leadership means a number of things with respect to strategy and planning: Strong Leadership - Leaders of small and mid-size companies must motivate their staff to buy into the values, mission, and goals of the company by making them active ... |
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9-December-2010
Trading in Stock After an SEC Trading Suspension -- Be Aware of the Risks
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| Investors should be very cautious when considering trading in stock after the SEC has suspended trading in the shares. An SEC trading suspension is a “red flag,” often indicating the SEC has concerns about the information that the company ... |
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Posted under Shareholders |
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17-November-2010
SEC Charges New York Firms and Chief Compliance Officer for Inadequate Procedures to Protect Nonpublic Information
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| One of the Firms Also Charged With Altering Compliance Records During SEC ExaminationWashington, D.C., Nov. 17, 2010 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two affiliated New York-based firms and their former chief compliance officer with failing to have ... |
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15-November-2010
Directors are yet to understand boardroom business
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| Boardrooms are routinely presented as environments where behavior is serious, analytical and rational. Over the past couple of years, boardrooms have come under intense scrutiny as the business world becomes more focused on better governance following a spate of ... |
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11-November-2010
Asset-light or asset-right?
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| A boardroom tussle over strategy at Accor illustrates the hotel industry’s debate about its business model
“PARIS is very chatty,” says Philippe Citerne, the vice-chairman of Accor, Europe’s biggest hotel group. Fearing that its secret might not last, on ... |
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10-November-2010
Clip joint: the boardroom
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| Laying out the best boardroom scenes in cinema You're fired! There's nothing like a bracing encounter with Suralan and his fickle finger to remind us that boardroom action is a cross between theatre and gladiatorial combat. You don't even need ... |
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5-November-2010
Corporate Misconduct Can Cost Outside Directors Seats on Other Boards
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| Information contained on this page is provided by companies via press release distributed through PR Newswire, an independent third-party content provider. PR Newswire, WorldNow and this Station make no warranties or representations in connection therewith.SOURCE The Conference BoardNEW YORK, Nov. ... |
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18-September-2010
No More Drama At Elan, for Now
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| And so a drama of Shakespearean proportions has been avoided … for now. Elan Corp. said Friday that an independent review into the company’s corporate governance found that there was no wrongdoing and no legal breaches by management.The board accepted ... |
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13-September-2010
One of the greatest scandals in American corporate history
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| Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room.One of the greatest scandals in American corporate history is chronicled in the riveting documentary Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room . Based on the bestselling book by Fortune magazine reporters Bethany McLean ... |
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