Going overboard? Investors prefer directors who serve on fewer corporate boards
Corporate directors, like most businesspeople, are busy—but according to investors, they can, in fact, be too busy.
Corporate directors, like most businesspeople, are busy—but according to investors, they can, in fact, be too busy.
Economics & Business
May 01, 2020
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When considering an organisation's long-term survival, existential threats that come to mind include external competition or technological disruption. But a potential threat lurks within the firm itself—organisational misconduct ...
Economics & Business
Dec 04, 2019
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Private, independent firms are less likely to pollute and incur EPA penalties than public and private equity-owned firms, according to new research from the University of Notre Dame.
Environment
Jul 23, 2019
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French carmaker Renault has warned its alliance partner Nissan that it will block the Japanese auto firm's plan to overhaul its governance structure, Nissan confirmed Monday, a move it called "regrettable."
Business
Jun 10, 2019
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For the most part, politicians do put their money where their mouths are. A recent study of U.S senators and representatives finds that the more liberal a politician's voting record is, the more likely the politician is to ...
Social Sciences
May 31, 2019
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Japanese car giant Nissan shook up its executive board Friday, adding a top director from partner Renault as it battles the fallout from the Carlos Ghosn saga and disappointing results.
Business
May 17, 2019
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Tesla plans to cut its board of directors from 11 to seven in a move the electric-car maker says will allow the board to act more nimbly and efficiently.
Business
Apr 20, 2019
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With the effects of the 2007 credit crunch still being felt around the world, a new book by Dr Andreas Kokkinis, Assistant Professor in the University of Warwick's School of Law, explores whether traditional models of corporate ...
Economics & Business
Dec 04, 2017
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Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank has reached a deal with Uber to invest billions in the ride-hailing giant.
Business
Nov 13, 2017
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South Africa suffers from high levels of poverty, racism and inequality. This can be almost entirely attributed to centuries of conflict between white settlers and indigenous Africans. Apartheid reduced black Africans to ...
Social Sciences
Feb 02, 2017
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