Boards & Corporate Governance
The Pitfalls of Non-GAAP Metrics
Alternative financial metrics have become increasingly ubiquitous and more detached from reality.
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Boards & Corporate Governance
The Board’s Role in Managing Cybersecurity Risks
Within organizations, cybersecurity needs to be everyone’s business — including the board’s.
Ray A. Rothrock, James Kaplan, and Friso Van der Oord
Boards & Corporate Governance
Why Companies Should Report Financial Risks From Climate Change
There are many good reasons why companies should comply with TCFD disclosure recommendations.
Robert G. Eccles and Michael P. Krzus
Boards & Corporate Governance
Restoring Trust After a Scandal
After an ethics scandal, one company took an unusual step: Shifting its focus toward sustainability.
Robert G. Eccles and Tim Youmans
AI & Machine Learning
AI in the Boardroom: The Next Realm of Corporate Governance
Artificial intelligence helps doctors make better diagnoses. It can do the same for corporate leaders.
Barry Libert, Megan Beck, and Mark Bonchek
Boards & Corporate Governance
Using Scenario Planning to Reshape Strategy
A new approach to scenario planning can help companies reframe their long-term strategies.
Rafael Ramírez, Steve Churchhouse, Alejandra Palermo, and Jonas Hoffmann
Boards & Corporate Governance
The Board’s Role in Share Repurchases
Boards need to take charge of share repurchases as part of the capital management strategy of their companies.
Robert C. Pozen
Boards & Corporate Governance
The Downside to Full Board Independence
Accounting scandals led to more independent corporate boards, but this trend has financial costs.
Olubunmi Faleye
Boards & Corporate Governance
Are Nonfinancial Metrics Good Leading Indicators of Future Financial Performance?
Do nonfinancial metrics accurately reflect performance? That depends on what you measure — and how.
Vincent O’Connell and Don O’Sullivan
Boards & Corporate Governance
In Boardrooms, the Same Is a Shame
To limit risk, boards should take a tough, honest look at why the C–suite has so little diversity.
Paul Michelman
Sustainability
Investing For a Sustainable Future
The 2016 MIT Sloan Management Review/BCG Sustainability Report finds investors’ concerns are being overlooked by executives.
Gregory Unruh, David Kiron, Nina Kruschwitz, Martin Reeves, Holger Rubel, and Alexander Meyer zum Felde
Boards & Corporate Governance
How Boards Botch CEO Succession
Research finds three key reasons boards fail at CEO succession planning.
Robert Hooijberg and Nancy Lane
Boards & Corporate Governance
Environmental and Human Rights Assume a New Urgency for Boards
Global economic leaders have made it clear: Companies cannot neglect environmental and human rights responsibilities.
Olivier Jaeggi
Boards & Corporate Governance
How Strategic Is Your Board?
Strategic thinking by corporate boards is more important than ever for business survival.
Didier Cossin and Estelle Metayer
Boards & Corporate Governance
The Trouble With Stock Compensation
Does paying outside board members with equity grants lead to less socially responsible behavior?
Yuval Deutsch and Mike Valente
Boards & Corporate Governance
The Trouble With Too Much Board Oversight
Is board oversight — helpful as it can be — detrimental to innovation?
Olubunmi Faleye, Rani Hoitash and Udi Hoitash
Boards & Corporate Governance
Bringing Opportunity Oversight Onto the Board’s Agenda
Boards need to monitor not only a company’s risks but also its ability to generate opportunities.
Larry Bennigson and Frank S. Leonard
Boards & Corporate Governance
The Role of the Chief Strategy Officer
A guide to help boards and CEOs decide which type of CSO is ideal for their leadership teams.
Taman H. Powell and Duncan N. Angwin
Boards & Corporate Governance
Why Boards Need to Change
Sustainability programs will not make long-term progress unless boards change how they operate.