Lorsch recognized by Directorship magazine: HBS professor lauded for ‘influence over corporate governance’
CAMBRIDGE (Nov. 12) — Jay Lorsch, the Louis E. Kirstein Professor of Human Relations at Harvard Business School (HBS), has been named to the Directorship magazine Corporate Governance Hall of Fame, which recognizes “the outstanding achievements of those select individuals who have had an everlasting influence over corporate governance and the boardroom community.”
Ben W. Heineman Jr.: Shareholders: Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem?
The Atlantic Journal, (Oct. 28) — As we now know all too well, the credit crisis and the global recession stemmed, in important part, from stark failures of boards of directors and operating business leadership in important financial institutions: the witch’s brew of leverage, poor risk management, creation of toxic products, lack of liquidity—all made more poisonous by compensation systems which rewarded short-term revenues/profits without regard to risk.
Richard Levick Honored as One of ‘The Most Influential People in the Boardroom’
WASHINGTON, (Oct. 21) — Levick Strategic Communications, a global leader in high-stakes crisis and litigation communications, announced today that President and CEO Richard Levick, Esq. was named to the 2009 “Directorship 100,” the prestigious list of “The Most Influential People in the Boardroom” as determined by The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) and Directorship magazine.
Hawaii needs to turn around its bad business reputation
HONOLULU (June 22) — Hawaii is accustomed to poor ratings as a place to conduct business, and two magazines aimed at corporate executives agree this year that its bad reputation is secure. The state is hardly in a position to improve its standing during the current recession but needs to look ahead for ways to improve its ability to lure business and broaden its economic base when the nation recovers.
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