elsevier.com/locate/econbase Additions to corporate boards: the effect of gender Kathleen A. Farrell a‚*‚ Philip L. Hersch b a Department of Finance‚ University of Nebraska-Lincoln‚ Lincoln‚ NE 68588-0490‚ USA b Department of Economics‚ Wichita State University‚ USA Received 1 November 2003; accepted 1 December 2003 Available online 20 April 2004 Abstract During the decade of the 1990s the number of women serving on corporate boards increased substantially. Over this decade‚ we show that
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THE BOARD‚ THE EXECUTIVE & GOOD GOVERNANCE Ladies and Gentlemen‚ this paper attempts to look at the board and individual directors in context to organisational development. To achieve this‚ the key roles and duties of the board and its directors will be fully reviewed in light of current corporate governance concerns. This paper relies heavily on Review of The Role and Effectiveness of Non-executive Directors – Higgs Review – (2003) and the Combined Code on Corporate Governance (2006) for referencing
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Title: Postural control in standing on a wobble board Background: Standing on a small or unstable base of support‚ a person must correct his posture to maintain the position of the body’s center of mass to fall within the area of support. Postural control is facilitated through several movement strategies such as ankle strategy‚ knee strategy‚ hip strategy‚ or stepping strategy when a person loses his balance. In addition to the counter-rotation mechanism‚ a mechanism to prevent a loss of balance
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IBM BOARD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES 1. Board Size 10-14 directors on the Board is optimal. This approach is flexible depending on the circumstances and the qualifications of proposed candidates. 2. Number‚ Structure and Function of Committees The number‚ structure‚ and function of Board Committees are reviewed periodically by the Directors and Corporate Governance Committee. The Audit Committee‚ Executive Compensation and Management Resources Committee‚ and the Directors and Corporate
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As the world continues to evolve and grow‚ gender equality amongst board members of companies is still lagging behind the times. Women are typically underrepresented on boards and with no push from within corporations this trend will continue. Countries such as Norway and the United Kingdom are actively pushing corporations to diversify the boards of publicly held corporations to achieve a greater amount of gender equality. Having low representation of women is concerning due to the fact that women
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Enron‚ board governance and moral failings Gerald Zandstra Gerald Zandstra is Director of Programs at the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty‚ Michigan‚ USA. Keywords Directors‚ Ethics‚ Responsibility‚ Corporate governance Abstract The failure of the Enron Corporation has brought attention to the roles played by the chief executive officer and other executives of the modern corporation. Its failure has also produced discussion of further regulations that will‚ it is hoped‚
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COMPANY PROFILE Costco Wholesale Corporation REFERENCE CODE: 7EE0FB19-6C6E-4865-AFD1-D601275DC508 PUBLICATION DATE: 30 Aug 2012 www.marketline.com COPYRIGHT MARKETLINE. THIS CONTENT IS A LICENSED PRODUCT AND IS NOT TO BE PHOTOCOPIED OR DISTRIBUTED. Costco Wholesale Corporation TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Company Overview..............................................................................................3 Key Facts.................................................
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association’s CEO and board chair is a delicate one that can make or break the organization. The tension between the executive and non-executive has been there for quite some time which is a clear indication that nobody seem to care about the sour relationship and that’s the problem of poor management and this shows that there is lack of communication. Trust‚ Communication and Compromise are three fundamentals of any relationship‚ including the one between association CEOs and their board chairs. According
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beating Short Story by Vikram Karkev by 1 page. The real reason for loving the story is the title itself is so appealing. The title is short and simple‚ yet it made me wonder how a simple board game could be so murderous. The second reason for labeling this story is the best because Scrabble used to be my favourite board game when I was in primary school. It brings back memories of building the longest words with highest marks (with help from mini Oxford Dictionary)‚ and of course the winning strategy
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The Role of a Board of Directors By Jean Kelsey At first glance‚ one might think that the role of a Board of Directors (“Board”) would be based upon a standard set of criteria that would ultimately make the formation and function of a Board more straightforward. As I researched into the special role a Board would have within a non-profit‚ I discovered that the role is also determined by the functionality of that same Board. Functionality of a non-profit’s Board is clearly dependent upon several
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