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Strategy Strategy in practice HOW DO MANAGERS MATTER?  We all have them, but what do they do, these managers? Do they help or hinder? Which of the ways they manage do which? Two researchers at Harvard Business School set out to look at these issues using the techniques of what has f...06 February 2010 Read full article
Governance Shareholder activism WHY WE SHOULDN'T VALUE SHAREHOLDER VALUE SO MUCH  Why do boards profess allegiance to shareholder value? Why should they? The usual answer is that shareholders own the company, so boards and the managers they employ should do what shareholders want. It's an argument that crumbl...05 February 2010 Read full article
Responsiveness Sustainability SEC GIVES ITS INTERPRETATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE DISCLOSURE  The US Securities and Exchange Commission has decided to has its say about what companies should say about the climate. The SEC voted to have its staff issue interpretive guidance on existing SEC disclosure requirements as they ...31 January 2010 Read full article
views Governance codes WHAT SEPARATES REGULATION FROM GOVERNANCE?  The UK Financial Services Authority has been warning that it takes seriously the corporate governance of the firms it regulates. Regulators – especially those with direct supervisory power over organisations – form one of the ma...30 January 2010 Read full article
reviews Sustainability DISAGREEING ABOUT THE CLIMATE  The science concerning climate change is clear, both sides of the argument agree. What they don't agree about is what that clarity means. Each side considers the matter settled, and their points of view unsettle each attempt to...01 July 2009 Read full article | |||||
