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Credit Rating Agency Accused Of Misrepresenting Itself

AP | MARCY GORDON | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Fitch Ratings, Video, Moody's Investors Service, Sean Egan, Standard & Poor's, Sec, Federal Regulators, Corporate, Securities and Exchange Commission, Egan-Jones Ratings Co., Business News

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are accusing a prominent corporate and government credit rating agency and its president of making false stateme...

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TweetMyJobs and Social Recruiting

2morrowknight | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: White House, Small Business, Veterans Affairs, Twitter, Employment, Jobs, Atlanta, Corporate, Business, Facebook, Finding Employment Online, Online Job Search, Tweetmyjobs, Job Hunt, Social Recruiting, Social Media, Video, Video Infographic, Online Job Search Career, Social Media Tips, Careers, Unemployed Veterans, Job Search, Business News
2morrowknight

As America climbs out of its worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, many platforms are being created that connect businesses with the prospective employees who can complement and enhance their workforce. One such platform is TweetMyJobs.

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3 Critical Career Advancement Strategies for Introverts in Business

Lisa Petrilli | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Business Introverts, Business Lessons, Career Advice, Careers, Corporate, Business, Confidence, Shyness, Introverts, Overcoming Shyness, Books News
Lisa Petrilli

Early on in my corporate career, there was a retirement party for one of the executives at my company. As an introvert, I was afraid to go.

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The Myth of Military Contracting

Max Stanley | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: 1 Percent, 0.01 Percent, Wealthy, Lockheed Martin, One Percent, Lobbying, Boeing, War Profiteers, Corporate, Rich, Robert Greenwald, Military Contractors, Brave New Foundation, 99 Percent, Northrop Grumman, Corporations, War Costs, Occupy, Video, Politics News
Max Stanley

The war industry stood back with glee when it released a shoddy study that produced the sought-after deceptive headlines about defense spending, the magic sauce of job creation.

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Re-Occupying Main Street

Rev. Seamus P. Finn, OMI | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Stakeholders, Rupert Murdock, Shareholders, Corporate, Congress, Newscorp, Capitalism, Business Ethics, Occupy Main Street, Occupy Wall Street, Religion News
Rev. Seamus P. Finn, OMI

I believe there are analogies and lessons to be drawn from the responsible citizenship on display by demonstrators across the world, and the responsible ownership practiced by active shareholders in corporations.

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Meet the 0.01 Percent: War Profiteers

Robert Greenwald | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: 99 Percent, 1 Percent, 0.01 Percent, Northrop Grumman, Wealthy, Lockheed Martin, One Percent, Lobbying, Corporations, Boeing, War Costs, Occupy War Profiteers, Corporate, Rich, Robert Greenwald, Military Contractors, Brave New Foundation, Politics News
Robert Greenwald

There's the top 1% of wealthy Americans (bankers, oil tycoons, hedge fund managers) and there's the top 0.01% of wealthy Americans: the military contractor CEOs.

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Corporate Boards in a Time of Change, Uncertainty, and Rising Expectations

Lucy P. Marcus | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Stakeholders, Women, Leadership, Governance, Corporate Governance, Corporate Sustainability, Economy, Director, Board Room, Risk Management, Innovation, Corporate, Corporate Boards, Corporate Social Responsibility, Business, Corporate Management, Non-Executive, Social Media, Future Proofing, Newscorp, Ethics, Ceos, Board of Directors, Business News, Sustainability, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Economic Growth, Diversity, Business News
Lucy P. Marcus

I think the most exciting and important development is that there is greater public awareness of corporate governance and boards, which is vital. It's no longer a black box, or a mysterious room.

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Boards in Times of Crisis

Lucy P. Marcus | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Ceos, Board Room, Board of Directors, Business, Business News, Corporate, News of the World Hacking Scandal, News of the World Hacking, News of the World Closing, News of the World, Business News
Lucy P. Marcus

News International decided to close the News of the World. It is a bold gesture, but it does not negate the need for a larger look at the way the company runs and the way the board operates.

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The Corporate Freshman: Five Mistakes Twenty-Something Job Seekers Make

Alexandra Levit | Posted 07.04.2011

Read More: Career Advice, Jobs, Corporate, Unemployment, Job Search, College Graduates, Business News
Alexandra Levit

Employers don't care about what you did, they want to know how what you did positively impacted the bottom line. Why were your previous organizations better off because you worked there?

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Inception Under Threat

Lucy P. Marcus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Leadership, Corporate Sustainability, Technology, Funding, Risk Management, Future, Sustainability, Culture, Politics, Energy, Director, Public Policy, Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Research, Education, Science, Corporate Social Responsibility, Investment, Communities, Non-Executive, Economic Growth, Startups, Stakeholders, Economy, Corporate, Business News
Lucy P. Marcus

companies are making tough decisions about where money is spent, and they are having a hard time justifying investing in their future when their present looks so shaky.

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Wisconsin: Four Facts You Need to Know

Sally Kohn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Wisconsin, States, Gov. Scott Walker, Budget, Corporate, Facts, Koch Brothers, Government, Deficit, David Koch, Public Sector, Talking Points, Corporations, Walker, Charles Koch, Teachers, Raise Taxes, Unions, Politics News
Sally Kohn

What's happening in Wisconsin isn't about budget deficits or government spending or even public employee benefits. It's class war, wherein the big business, conservative Right tries to pit working class Americans against one another.

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Future Proofing the Boardroom: Today's Agendas

Lucy P. Marcus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Director, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Corporate Sustainability, Corporate Governance, Governance, Research, Ceos, Future Proofing, Board Room, Technology, Risk Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability, Board of Directors, Business, Innovation, Networking, Cleantech, Stakeholders Clean Technology, Green News, Science, Business News, Non-Executive, Corporate Management, Startups, Corporate Boards, Economic Growth, Energy, Corporate, Economy, Business News
Lucy P. Marcus

The board room agenda is going through a reformation. What are some of the essential things that boards and board members need to think about? Five areas need an update.

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Future Proofing the Boardroom: Grounding and Stargazing

Lucy P. Marcus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Director, Leadership, Corporate Sustainability, Corporate Governance, Governance, Ceos, Future Proofing, Board Room, Risk Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, Board of Directors, Business, Innovation, Networking, Business News, Non-Executive, Corporate Management, Corporate Boards, Economic Growth, Stakeholders, Corporate, Economy, Business News
Lucy P. Marcus

The role of modern corporate boards is the juxtaposition of grounding and stargazing. Grounding is about making sure that the company fulfills all o...

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Developing Women Leaders: Five Factors That Matter

Lucy P. Marcus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Leadership, Living News, Empowerment, Ceos, Role Models, Girls, World, Women Leadership, Affirmative Action, Women's Empowerment, Innovation, Impact News, Expats, Mentor, Gender Inequity, Women in Business, Business News, International Careers, Public Policy, Gender Equality, Women Leaders, Education, Gender, Politics, Corporate Social Responsibility, Business, Economy Government, Mentoring, Diversity, Women, Jobs Abroad, Living Abroad, Working Women, Economic Growth, Economy, Corporate, Business News
Lucy P. Marcus

There are five universal factors that, no matter where people are, where they are from, or what sector they are in, make a real difference in encourag...

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A Perfect Storm: Global Shifts in Venture Capital and Science Funding

Lucy P. Marcus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, UK, Entrepreneurship, Public Policy, Research, United Kingdom, Science, United States, Biotech, Intellectual Property, China, Vc, Business, Engineering, Cleantech, Government, Innovation, Politics, China Energy, Group of Seven Economies, G-7, Business News, Startups, Clean Technology, India, Economic Growth, Life Sciences, US, Venture Capital, Economy, Corporate, Green News
Lucy P. Marcus

Partly a consequence of the global financial crisis, unprecedented change in venture capital and the science sector is on the cards. And it has additional consequences too.

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Beyond Optics: Why Board Diversity Really Matters

Lucy P. Marcus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Director, Women in Business, Leadership, Women?S Leadership, Quotas, Corporate Sustainability, Gender Equality, Corporate Governance, Governance, Gender, Future Proofing, Board Room, Corporate Social Responsibility, Business, Ngo, Affirmative Action, Innovation, Networking, Diversity, Women, Ceos, Board of Directors, Business News, Non-Executive, Corporate Management, Corporate Boards, Women Directors, Non Profit, Stakeholders, Economy, Corporate, Business News
Lucy P. Marcus

Clearly, it looks odd these days for a board to be comprised of only white men, but does diversity make a difference in real economic terms? Does it actually affect the bottom line?

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Paid News, Treaties and the Indian Media: The Cause Is the Corporation

Marie-Lou Fernandes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nira Radia, Leadership, India, Radia Tapes, Governance, Radiagate, Corporatization of Media, Corporate, Democracy, Free Press, Media, Media News, Corporatization, Media Bias, Corruption, Indian TV, Press Council of India, Indian Publications, Media Watchdog, Media Criticism, Times of India, Leaks, World News
Marie-Lou Fernandes

According to a report by the Press Council of India, the country's news media began declining in the 1980s, when the Times of India began running "advertorials." Editors were pressurized to forgo press ethics, and chase profitability.

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The Role of Non-Executive Board Directors Today

Lucy P. Marcus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Director, Leadership, Corporate Sustainability, Corporate Governance, Governance, Board Room, Corporate, Corporate Social Responsibility, Ngo, Business, Innovation, Future Proofing, Non Profit, Board of Directors, Business News, Corporate Management, Corporate Boards, Economy, Non-Executive, Business News
Lucy P. Marcus

As a non-executive board director, I have been thinking a great deal about what it means to do this role in today's environment.

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Innovation From, By and For Africa

Jerri Chou | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Enterprise, Social Good, Corporate, Innovation, Social, The Open Innovation Africa Summit, Impact News
Jerri Chou

Imagine an attempt at galvanizing an entire continent to collaborate for societal change and innovation and the task seems daunting, difficult, if not impossible.

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Corporate Charlatans: Seven Signs Your CEO Could Be Lying

Daily Finance | Bruce Watson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Earnings, Seven Signs, Misleading Investors, Corporate, Business News, Standford Research, Misleading, CEO Lies, Business News

For stockholders, earnings conference calls offer a rare opportunity to hear about their companies straight from the senior executives. But while corp...

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A New Damascus

Nancy F. Koehn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: History, Leaders, Corporate, Bill Gates, Entrepeneurship, Business News
Nancy F. Koehn

If we think just about resources--people, innovation, traction, money, and execution--business is the most powerful force for change on the global stage right now.

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Will Marcy Winograd Pull a Sestak and Beat Jane Harman in the June 8th California Primary?

Linda Milazzo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arlen Specter, House of Representatives, Debate, California Democratic Convention, Green Jobs, Ca-36, Jane Harman, Corporate, Congress, Marcy Winograd, Democrats, Norman Solomon, Incumbent, California, June 8th Primary, Change, Jim Hightower, California Congressional District 36, Joe Sestak, Primary Election, Jane Hamsher, Pennsylvania, Los Angeles, Cnn, Senator Bob Casey, Governor Ed Rendell, Jessica Yellen, Christine Romans, Los Angeles News
Linda Milazzo

A Marcy Winograd win over Jane Harman, akin to Congressional upstart Joe Sestak's win over three decade incumbent Arlen Specter, would further advance the push for change and an end to entitled incumbents.

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Anecdote: The Impact of Divorce on a Woman's Work Life

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Srini Pillay, Emotions, Women, Loneliness, Divorce, Work, Srinivasan Pillay, Blame, Corporate, Work-Life Balance, Forgiveness, Productivity, Relationships, Healthy Living News
Srinivasan Pillay

Emotions are critical for thinking, and women have an advantage if they can use this power available to them. Do divorced professional women not feel as though they have the permission to do this?

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Accountability: The Rudder of Innovation in a Changing Business Environment

Robert F. Brands | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Leadership, Corporate, Innovation, Business, Accountability, New-Ideas, Business News
Robert F. Brands

Whether an independent endeavor or one pursued with the counsel of an Innovation Coach or consultant, accountability within a team is like the principle that guides a group of mountaineers.

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Hidden Dangers of Citizens United Ruling

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ads, Supreme Court, House, Money, Corporation, Campaign Finance, Election Law, Congress, Corporate, Campaign, Scotus, Citizens United, Public, Election, Influence, Political Advertising, Chris Weigant, Advertising, Corporations, Federal Election Commission, Extortion, Vote Buying, Election Rules, Unions, Senate, Union, Fec, Politics News
Chris Weigant

My main concern is not the money that will be spent overtly, but rather with what happens outside the public's eye -- the unseen influence which may be wielded.

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