Governance

The key to successful supplier relationship management? Intentionality. Careful thought and planning is in order if you hope to manage risks well throughout the supply chain. SRM expert Brad Carlson dives into which areas need the most attention if you're going to have a comprehensive, structured approach to managing those supplier relationships.

Executive compensation is a hot button issue, especially when it's discussed in the same context as the pay of employees with boots on the ground in the same organization. But should we be getting our feathers ruffled at the disparity in income between CEOs and hourly workers? When it comes to output and value, they're not even in the same...

CCOs have a big job, no question. In addition to developing and strengthening the compliance program and remaining attentive to ethical concerns throughout the organization, the CCO has the responsibility of managing his bench of compliance practitioners. Given the egos often prevalent among top talent, this is no small feat...

Having explored the events of the 1970s that ushered us into a lengthy period of corporate reform, Glen Jenkins now walks us through the 1980s. An economy initially in recession later made quite the turnaround, and with that growth came several now infamous schemers. The perpetrators of the major financial crimes of the 80s only brought on more reform.

It stands to reason that in order to meet the Board's expectations, you first must have a solid understanding of what those expectations are. Steve Priest offers insight into what the Board wants to see from compliance practitioners, beyond merely performing the job well. There are lesser talked-about traits that separate the average team member from the truly exceptional.

In its efforts to level the playing field for all candidates, the government continues to toss out measures designed to separate the "cans" from the "cannots." While we want to avoid biased tests, it's critical that we not throw out the baby with the bath water. Let's consider that the problem may not be with the assessment when it comes...

There is ongoing contention in the United States about what it means to represent shareholder interests...

Activism was once maligned as the work of corporate raiders moving into a company for a short-term boost in value with little regard for its long-term interests. That view is waning, with more companies open to activist proposals and some evidence that activist campaigns are having positive results for some companies.

Board members of healthcare organizations are under more scrutiny than ever as a result of the unique compliance requirements in the healthcare industry, as well as increased regulatory enforcement and third-party lawsuits.

Corporate governance is a phrase that most people, even those involved in it, think they fully understand when they don’t. Misconceptions about what good corporate governance is and is not are bad for business, and bad for the people involved.

There are lessons to be learned from recent cases to guide how companies approach the idea of commissioning outside reports and internal investigations to address potential crisis situations...

Shareholder activism is an unavoidable cost of doing business as a publicly traded company in America today. Here are four things that every public company should make sure it knows before an activist arrives and initiates a proxy contest or other public campaign to best position itself for a successful outcome of any activist situation.