A dose of reality
It’s a personal injury lawyer’s dream. A client has a heart attack after taking a new prescription medication and sues the...
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Selling governance
I’m getting my act together and taking it on the road,’ proclaimed the heroine of a hit musical in the 1970s. Senior managers and...
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Special Feature - Business on the fly
With investor, regulator and media scrutiny of executive perks and expenses at its most intense levels ever, business travel has...
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Brave new world
Michael Becker , Director of global disclosure, BusinessWireI think it is widely accepted that the use of technology and...
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High risks, big rewards
No one has yet found the holy grail of governance – that is, the direct link between good governance and enhanced corporate...
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A recipe for trouble?
However, the situation may be creating a problem for companies beyond greater stress on employees and increased costs of doing...
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Blowing the whistle
The term ‘whistle-blower’ often comes with a stigma attached, as words like ‘snitch’ and ‘big brother’ can get thrown around. But...
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Separation of power
It’s easy to forget that we’re already years into the Sarbanes-Oxley era of corporate governance. Companies continue to struggle...
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Managing subsidiary boards
Many companies have subsidiaries, either wholly or partially owned, whose financial data are consolidated into the par- ent’s...
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Buying a safety net
In the wake of a wave of corporate scandals and bankruptcies, litigation targeting directors and executives at US companies has...
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