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Leadership Character and Corporate Governance
Authors: Gandz, Jeffrey; Crossan, Mary; Seijts, Gerard; Reno, Mark
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Ivey Business Journal
Publication Year: 2013
Corporate directors look – or should look – for three things in the C-suite level executives they hire, assess and occasionally have to fire: competencies, commitment and character...
Diamond Foods, Inc.
Authors: Srinivasan, Suraj; Gray, Tim
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2013
The Diamonds Foods, Inc. case describes the major accounting blow up at the company in late 2011 that was triggered by a report by Off Wall Street, a prominent short selling research firm...
Good Directors and Bad Behavior
Author: Prentice, Robert A.
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Business Horizons
Publication Year: 2012
Because financial frauds are not uncommon, and CEOs and/or CFOs are most often directly involved in them, directors of public corporations should be constantly concerned with monitoring their officers' legal and ethical behavior...
Every Story Tells a Picture: Lessons from Cartoons on Corporate Governance
Authors: Wiid, Ria; Pitt, Leyland F.; Mills, Adam J.
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Business Horizons
Publication Year: 2012
A theory of cartooning suggests that cartoons reflect public sentiment toward issues. As such, cartoons are a useful way of gauging and tracking public sentiment over time. This article uses a historical cartoon analysis to track public sentiment toward issues surrounding corporate governance. Specifically, it compares what cartoons reflected prior to the economic crash of 2008 and what they portrayed after.
Corporate Governance in Emerging Economies: Understanding the Game
Authors: Crittenden, Victoria L.; Crittenden, William F.
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Business Horizons
Publication Year: 2012
Our research suggests doing business in an emerging economy is confounded by the fact that rules, regulations, and marketplace expectations of the home market do not apply. Governance is not just an oversight issue related to making the most appropriate decisions. Instead, responsible governance in emerging markets entails governing bodies understanding the characteristics of the unsettled environment in which the company is, or will be, operating.
Say on Pay at The Walt Disney Company
Authors: Gow, Ian D.; Ormazabal, Gaizka
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2013
This case focuses on the lead-up to Disney's 2012 annual meeting where Disney would face a vote on the compensation package of its CEO, Robert Iger...
Corporate Governance in Publicly Traded Small Firms: A Study of Canadian Venture Exchange Companies
Authors: Gordon, Irene M.; Hrazdil, Karel; Shapiro, Daniel
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Business Horizons
Publication Year: 2012
Most evidence regarding the determinants and effects of corporate governance practices is based on large firms. Herein, we explore these issues in the context of small publicly traded Canadian companies. We measure performance by two variables: quality of accounting earnings and financial performance. The results indicate that corporate governance does matter for smaller traded Canadian firms.
Corporate Responsibility: The American Experience
Authors: Carroll, Archie B.; Lipartito, Kenneth J.; Post, James E.; Werhane, Patricia H.
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: Cambridge University Press
Publication Year: 2012
Today, it is expected that a corporation will be transparent in its operations; that it will reflect ethical values that are broadly shared by others in society; and that companies will enable society to achieve environmental sustainability as well as a high standard of living. As we enter the second decade of the twenty-first century, the social, political and economic landscape is once again shifting: the need for an informed public conversation about what is expected of the modern corporation has never been greater.
Lehman Brothers’ Fall
Authors: Kakani, Ram Kumar; Singhania, Vasudha; Stack, Martin
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2012
This case describes the financial undertakings of Lehman Brothers Inc., which was once the fourth-largest investment bank in the world. On September 15, 2008, less than a year after the bank presented its largest profit ever, the world watched its decline...
JP Morgan: Lessons Learned
Author: Sapp, Stephen
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2012
Following the revelation of a US$2 billion loss on trading at JP Morgan’s chief investment office in London, the company’s board of directors is tasked with recommending changes to its risk management practices and corporate governance structure...
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