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New Terrain Post-Enron reforms have made dramatic alterations to the landscape of corporate governance. Boards, their committees, and internal auditors now have greater responsibilities and powers. How will these reforms change the CFO's job? |
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National Defense
February 2007
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Contractors Should Get Ready for Scrutiny Federal contractors must be prepared for the change in political and business climate in Congress. Companies can minimize risks by assessing political dangers and self-assessing ethics and compliance programs. |
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Donald Jay Korn |
Meetings of the Minds: Planners Use Investment Committees to Build Consensus and Explain Strategies Until 2011, Stepp & Rothwell didn't have an investment committee. |
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Why Nonprofits Have a Board Problem Plenty of distinguished people serve on nonprofit boards, but for some reason these directors shrink from leadership, argues Harvard professor Richard Chait. In this Q&A, Chait discusses "Governance as Leadership," his new book on how boards can transform into powerful forces of leadership. |
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UK Research Needs an Independent Integrity Body A UK government report claims that the oversight of research integrity is unsatisfactory and recommends that an independent regulator be set up to oversee integrity. |
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Caroline McDonald |
Reputational Risk Tops Board Worries Directors are taking their companies' good names very seriously. |
