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Corporate Governance

Articles on corporate governance including regulation, corporate governance committees, board diversity, executive compensation, and auditing

Ethics by Design: Culture Management
A Guide to Managing Your Culture for Ethics
Six methods for leading an organization to achieve ethical outcomes by making decisions with the consideration of others, meaning various stakeholders, in mind.
Moving Forward in the Pandemic: Guidance for Boards
Nonprofit and corporate boards need to guide their organizations through the process of coming out of the current covid-19 pandemic.
A Conversation with Theranos Whistleblower Tyler Shultz
Ann Skeet, senior director of Leadership Ethics, interviews a whistleblower in the Theranos case.
How a CEO’s Self-Interest Can Cost You Money
The ethical lapses CEOs make in their personal lives link directly to declines in shareholder value.
The Science of Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
Sparking Transformative Solutions
The co-founders of the Science of Diversity and Inclusion Initiative (SODI) talk about the implications of D&I research in the workplace.
How Diversity Serves Good Governance
An investor's perspective
BlackRock Managing Director Michelle Edkins urges diversity for boards of directors.
Lessons From Wells Fargo
10 key takeaways
Scandal should spur investors to demand stronger boards.
What Does a Nonprofit Board Need to Know and When?
10 things to tell your board
A brief guide to matters that should be disclosed to nonprofit boards.
Market forces Make a Case for Ethics
Trends in governance as a strategic tool, enlightened markets, and the impact of ethics on business results.
A broader set of stakeholder rights matter.
The Volkswagen Brand Crisis
No Mission, No Vision, No Hope
Volkswagen’s share price is half what it was a year ago, following a precipitous stock price drop. Can it ever recover?