Financial Management & Risk
The Case Against Restricting Stock Buybacks
Research on stock buybacks does not find evidence that the practice results in the economic costs that critics allege.
Shareholders
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Financial Management & Risk
Cashing Out Excellence
Corporate downfalls offer a warning about the risks of trading competitive advantages for short-term financial gains.
Robert D. Austin, Robert H. Hayes, and Richard L. Nolan
Leadership Skills
Did Jack Welch Blow Up the Business World?
A new book about former GE CEO Jack Welch blames him for shareholder capitalism, but there were other factors at play.
Theodore Kinni
Financial Management & Risk
How to Reconcile Your Shareholders With Other Stakeholders
Identify which stakeholders will create long-term value for shareholders.
Paul Strebel, Didier Cossin, and Mahwesh Khan
Boards & Corporate Governance
Will the Business Roundtable Statement Impact Workers?
Will the new Business Roundtable Statement have material impact for American workers?
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
Climate Change
Six Reasons Why Companies Should Start Sharing Their Long-Term Thinking With Investors
Companies should be more forthcoming about long-term value-creation strategies when communicating with investors.
Tim Youmans and Brian Tomlinson
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
Climate Change
Sustainability and Your Investors
The authors of the 2016 Sustainability Report by MIT SMR and BCG share findings and insights from their research into sustainability practices.
Gregory Unruh, Knut Haanaes, and David Kiron
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
How Boards Can Be Better — a Manifesto
Robert J. Thomas, Michael Schrage, Joshua B. Bellin and George Marcotte
Boards & Corporate Governance
Examining Classified Boards
The expectations aren’t being met.
David Wagner
Organizational Structure
Taking Cues From the Public Sector
Checks and balances, competitive elections and term limits could improve corporate oversight.
Larry Yu
Boards & Corporate Governance
How Should Board Directors Evaluate Themselves?
Laurence J. Stybel and Maryanne Peabody
Organizational Structure
Can Shareholders Be Wrong?
For boards dealing with an embattled CEO, doing nothing may pay off in the long run.
Larry Yu
Boards & Corporate Governance
Getting Credit for Governance
A study reveals how rating agencies weigh governance factors.
Larry Yu
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