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The Motley Fool June 6, 2007 Anders Bylund	All Aboard: Google The only time we hear about a board of directors is when its members are up to no good. Investors, take a peek behind the curtain at the Googleplex. Who runs the show at Google, and how are they organized?
BusinessWeek May 17, 2004 Balfour & Tashiro	In Asia, A Change In Attitude A combination of government initiatives, pressure from global institutional investors, and the efforts of grassroots investor groups have shaken things loose in many Asian boardrooms. Increasingly, board members and executives who abuse minority shareholders can expect to be challenged.
HBS Working Knowledge August 9, 2004 Lucian A. Bebchuk	Bring Shareholders into the Board Room How can we improve board performance? One way is by reducing the extent to which boards are insulated from, and unaccountable to, shareholders.
The Motley Fool March 29, 2004 Eliot Cohen	Lies, Half-Truths, and Hubris Help the SEC make the right choice about fairer elections for boards of directors. Corporate insiders are spouting lies, half-truths, and hubris to prevent investors from getting a whiff of fairer elections for boards of directors.
HBS Working Knowledge April 11, 2005 Nayantara Hensel	Are Dutch Auctions Right for Your IPO? It worked for Google, but would a Dutch auction process work for your IPO? Here are some things to consider before following in the search engine's footsteps.
CFO August 1, 2006 Don Durfee	More Rules, Higher Profits? New research shows that good governance practices may reduce your cost of capital.
The Motley Fool April 30, 2004 Bill Mann	Google IPO? No Thanks Google is going public but buyer beware. Great companies can have lousy stocks if you buy them at the wrong price. Given the excitement here, that's almost exactly what this promises to be.
The Motley Fool August 19, 2004 Bill Mann	Being Frugal With Google Google begins trading. Finally. If the company's value is to match its price at current levels, it has to achieve a nearly unequaled level of growth for a large company.
InternetNews August 18, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	Google Slashes IPO Price, Plans Debut Thurs. The search engine's debut, set at a much lower price than expected, is set for Thursday - after the feds sign off on its paperwork.
BusinessWeek March 29, 2004 Joseph Weber	One Share, Many Votes With two classes of stock, the usual tools for keeping management in line are dulled
The Motley Fool April 21, 2010	The Motley Fool's Testimony on Corporate Governance and Shareholder Empowerment Shareholders should have a bigger say in how companies are run.
The Motley Fool December 13, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Leave It to Google Google sets up a trading platform for employee stock options -- Can First Bank of Google be all that far away?
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 Louis Lavelle	A Simple Way To Make Boards Behave Requiring directors to win a majority of votes would give shareholders more say. Investors at as many as 100 companies will vote on nonbinding shareholder resolutions urging those companies to adopt majority voting.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2007 Mac Greer	Fool Video: Was YouTube a Good Deal for Google? Did Google pay too much (or too little) for YouTube? Has the deal been a good one for Google shareholders?
InternetNews August 19, 2004 Erin Joyce & Paul Shread	Google's IPO Jumps to $100 at Open The debut followed weeks of missteps, gaffes and even some investor confusion about its unique Dutch auction style.
InternetNews August 5, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	Google Flunks Governance With an insider board and improper securities sales, who's minding the store?
The Motley Fool August 6, 2004 Bill Mann	Google: The Kato Kaelin of IPOs There's a big fuss, pomp and circumstance, but few seem to be sidling up to the bar. Google is overpriced.
Real Estate Portfolio Sep/Oct 2000	Corporate Governance Roundtable At this year's NAREIT Law and Accounting Conference, one of the most talked about panel discussions was on the topic of corporate governance...
BusinessWeek June 11, 2007 Jena McGregor	Activist Investors Get More Respect Boards are listening, and shareholder proposals are making headway.
HBS Working Knowledge July 11, 2012 Jay Lorsch	Book Excerpt: 'The Future of Boards' In an excerpt from "The Future of Boards," the author discusses why directors are newly questioning their roles.
InternetNews April 5, 2007 Nicholas Carlson	Google Not Interested In Censorship Standards Google's board of directors recommended shareholders vote against a proposal by New York City's Comptroller that would require the company to follow a set of standards "to help protect freedom of access to the Internet."
The Motley Fool August 3, 2004 Tom Taulli	Google's Virtual Casino The Google IPO offering is a game for the pros. It's not for individual investors. Be patient, and reevaluate at the end of the year. Google may be a great company, but don't let yourself get caught up in the hype of Google's public debut.
The Motley Fool May 23, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Google's Generous Wedding Gift Is Google going over the line by investing in a co-founder's wife's start-up? Maybe shareholders will overlook the suggestion of sketchiness, despite the personal relationships involved and what could be interpreted as less-than-appropriate timing.
BusinessWeek June 14, 2004 Louis Lavelle	Governance: Backlash In The Executive Suite Many in America's business community say reform is going too far, as activists dig in.
The Motley Fool June 23, 2004 Tom Taulli	The Google Way No doubt Google is calling the shots. Yet, not all investment banks are caving, as seen with this week's move by Merrill Lynch to opt out of the Google IPO.
CFO March 1, 2003 Lori Calabro	The Prime of Ms. Nell Minow For the prominent shareholder activist, these have been both the best and the worst of times.
The Motley Fool December 18, 2003 Tom Taulli	Orbitz Loses Altitude What's good for the airlines may not necessarily be good for shareholders of Orbitz. With a corporate governance structure rife with potential conflicts of interest, investors should tread carefully on Orbitz's IPO.
HBS Working Knowledge December 6, 2004 Mallory Stark	Executive Comp: Pay Without Performance Out-of-control executive compensation schemes are "widespread, persistent, and systemic," and new reforms won't clean up the mess, argue two law professors in this Q&A and book excerpt.
BusinessWeek May 17, 2004 Capel et al.	Europe's Old Ways Die Fast The two-year bear market, and a slew of homegrown corporate scandals, is spurring European shareholders to stand up for their rights.
BusinessWeek April 3, 2006	An Acid Test for Boards Institutional Shareholder Services is making financial performance a metric for supporting directors' reelection.
BusinessWeek August 9, 2004 Ben Elgin	Google This: Investor Beware The Web search outfit's business is terrific, but its long-term outlook is cloudy. The company will no doubt lure plenty of interest when it sells shares. But given all the challenges ahead, smart investors will proceed with caution.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2004 Bill Mann	Google: The Scorecard The most anticipated IPO in history has passed. After all the hype and garment rending, how'd it go?
The Motley Fool September 8, 2005 Rich Smith	Dueling Fools: Google Bear Bigger isn't always better when it comes to market caps and hype. Thus far, Google (and its stock price) have survived its gaffes, but with four high-profile snafus in less than a year, Google may find that its luck is running out.
The Motley Fool June 21, 2006 Alyce Lomax	10 Things I Hate About Google There are plenty of reasons to think Google's a risky investment. Google's not doing itself a favor, nor its shareholders, by trying to do too many things that have already been done, and done perfectly well.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2005 Jill Jusko	Beefed Up Boards More diligent and accountable, today's directors are scrutinizing executive compensation like never before -- and changing the dynamic of the board-management relationship.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Will Investors Go for Google? The search company sets up its online auction site; the time of IPO reckoning is near.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2005 Tom Taulli	IPOs Quiet No More The SEC can agree on some things, such as allowing companies to say more during an offering. So, how does this help investors?
The Motley Fool July 14, 2004 Tom Taulli	How Will Google Grow? Google looks down several avenues as it pushes toward its IPO.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2006 Tim Hanson	220 Reasons to Short Google The stock has quintupled since its IPO, but investor sentiment is muddled. Here's what the naysayers have to offer.
InternetNews August 19, 2004 Paul Shread	Google IPO Investors Get A Break Investors who braved all the negative publicity to buy Google at the IPO price saw a nice gain for their efforts... Oil prices surge to all time high... Novell meets estimates...
The Motley Fool October 2, 2009 John Reeves	Let's Fix Risk Committees Should we require corporate boards to establish risk committees?
U.S. Banker June 2006 Rebecca Sausner	Corporate Governance: Ready, Aim and Fire: Shareholders Get Armed A fairly new proposal on the ballot at some institutions includes moves to require an advisory shareholder vote on compensation committee pay reports, with Merrill Lynch, Countrywide Financial and U.S. Bancorp facing votes on this issue.
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The Motley Fool December 8, 2008 Alyce Lomax	A More Frugal Google A leaner and meaner Google lies ahead. Google, previously known for its devil-may-care fiscal policies, has begun to cut its spending.
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HBS Working Knowledge July 5, 2006 Joseph Hinsey	Corporate Governance Activists are Headed in the Wrong Direction Corporate governance reformers are pushing the idea of majority voting for directors. But that solution won't produce the desired outcome. The answer? Keep CEOs and board chairs separate.
InternetNews August 18, 2004 Paul Shread	Google Cleared for Takeoff The SEC gives the long-awaited initial public offering from Google the green light... Intuit and Synopsis beat estimates... Strong results from Applied Materials and Network Appliance...
PC World September 25, 2002 Linda Rosencrance	Google Search Leads to Gates of 'Hell' A devilish phrase typed into the search engine reaps Microsoft's Web site as top result.
Search Engine Watch April 29, 2004 Danny Sullivan	Google IPO To Happen, Files For Public Offering As many expected, Google filed to go public today. A quick update on the news and pointers to more information.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2006 Chuck Saletta	Dueling Fools: Google Bear Google is priced to perfection, as if its business will continue to grow exponentially, unencumbered for years to come. With such high expectations baked into its stock, there's only one way for the market to be surprised -- downwards.