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CEOs-Gender-biased Formative Years Has a Negative Economic Impact

New research into the personal history and decisions of division managers, CEOs and directors of nearly 360 S&P 1500 industrial conglomerates reveals the extent of the gender bias that exists in large corporations, and highlights some of the surprising origins of the bias. Specifically, the in-depth study led to the following findings: 1. CEOs are […]

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In Uncertain Times It’s Best to Have Fewer Industry Experts on a Board

With good governance recognized as a key factor in a company’s success, the recruitment of new members to a board is a highly important and consequential task. New research focuses on the often-overlooked criteria of domain expertise — that is, whether having experts in the sector or industry of the company on the board adds […]

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Why Boards of Directors Fail at Monitoring Their Companies

When a corporate scandal erupts, the same questions emerge: What was the board of directors doing? How could it let this happen? Why were directors not doing a better job of monitoring corporate management? Failure in corporate governance is often attributed to board members’ incompetence or lack of incentive. After reviewing nearly 300 academic journal […]

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Organizational Resilience Is Reinforced by These Two Variables

Although the impact of the 2008 recession was nearly unprecedented in its scope and depth, nearly all organizations will inevitably face setbacks and severe challenges. Stable, resilient companies can meet these challenges head-on and not only ‘survive’ but emerge on the other side intact and strong. Companies can make themselves resilience in one of two […]

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