Credit Rating Agency Accused Of Misrepresenting Itself
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are accusing a prominent corporate and government credit rating agency and its president of making false stateme...
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are accusing a prominent corporate and government credit rating agency and its president of making false stateme...
2morrowknight | Posted 05.21.2012
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.
Lisa Petrilli | Posted 01.31.2012
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.
Max Stanley | Posted 01.03.2012
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.
Rev. Seamus P. Finn, OMI | Posted 01.01.2012
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.
Robert Greenwald | Posted 12.27.2011
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.
Lucy P. Marcus | Posted 11.14.2011
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.
Lucy P. Marcus | Posted 09.06.2011
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.
Alexandra Levit | Posted 07.04.2011
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?
Lucy P. Marcus | Posted 05.25.2011
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.
Sally Kohn | Posted 05.25.2011
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.
Lucy P. Marcus | Posted 05.25.2011
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.
Lucy P. Marcus | Posted 05.25.2011
The role of modern corporate boards is the juxtaposition of grounding and stargazing. Grounding is about making sure that the company fulfills all o...
Lucy P. Marcus | Posted 05.25.2011
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...
Lucy P. Marcus | Posted 05.25.2011
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.
Lucy P. Marcus | Posted 05.25.2011
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?
Marie-Lou Fernandes | Posted 05.25.2011
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.
Lucy P. Marcus | Posted 05.25.2011
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.
Jerri Chou | Posted 05.25.2011
Imagine an attempt at galvanizing an entire continent to collaborate for societal change and innovation and the task seems daunting, difficult, if not impossible.
Daily Finance | Bruce Watson | Posted 05.25.2011
For stockholders, earnings conference calls offer a rare opportunity to hear about their companies straight from the senior executives. But while corp...
Nancy F. Koehn | Posted 05.25.2011
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.
Linda Milazzo | Posted 05.25.2011
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.
Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 11.17.2011
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?
Robert F. Brands | Posted 05.25.2011
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.
Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011
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.
AP | MARCY GORDON | Posted 04.24.2012