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October 2021
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Board Design and Governance Failures at Peer Firms

By: Shelby Gai, J. Yo-Jud Cheng and Andy Wu

Our study introduces board committees as a crucial determinant of board actions. We examine how directors who structurally link different board committees—referred to as multi-committee directors (MCDs)—explain why some board actions are merely symbolic while others... View Details

Keywords: Board Committees; Board Monitoring; New Director Nomination; Peer Financial Restatements; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Governance; Performance Effectiveness

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Apr 2010
Conference Presentation

Organizational Scope and Governance in Private Regulatory Enforcement

By: Michael W. Toffel

Keywords: Organizations; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms

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Government Policy and Energy Markets: A Review Essay

By: R. H.K. Vietor

Keywords: Government and Politics; Policy; Markets

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13 Oct 2011
Working Paper Summaries

Market Competition, Government Efficiency, and Profitability Around the World

Keywords: by Paul M. Healy, George Serafeim, Suraj Srinivasan & Gwen Yu

July 2005 (Revised August 2005)
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Family Governance at the Cousin Consortium Stage (VHS)

By: Courtney Sampson and John A. Davis

Keywords: Governance; Family Business

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15 Sep 2016
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Report: US government inaction is hampering economic growth

March 2023 (Revised April 2023)
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Independent Governance of Meta’s Social Spaces: The Oversight Board

By: Jesse M. Shapiro, Natalia Rigol, Benjamin N. Roth and William R. Kerr

Julie Owono is a member of the Oversight Board, an outside entity with the authority to make binding decisions on tricky moderation questions for Meta's companies. She considers the Board's impact, and its future. View Details

Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Social Media; Fairness; Governing and Advisory Boards; Technology Industry; Communications Industry

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The British Government and Foreign Multinationals before 1970

By: G. Jones

Keywords: Business History; Multinational Firms and Management; Business and Government Relations; United Kingdom

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15 Feb 2023
News

Governments Target Medical Debt with COVID Relief Funds

22 Jan 2018
News

Activist chiefs fill the vacuum left by government

February – March 2010
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Lessons from the Crisis about Governing Financial Institutions

By: Jay W. Lorsch

Keywords: Learning; Governance; Financial Institutions

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05 Jul 2006
Working Paper Summaries

Governance and CEO Turnover: Do Something or Do the Right Thing?

Keywords: by Ray Fisman, Rakesh Khurana & Matthew Rhodes-Kropf

June 2011 (Revised February 2013)
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Mandatory Environmental, Social, and Governance Disclosure in the European Union

By: George Serafeim

In 2011, the European Commission was deciding on how to best modify the existing European Union policy on corporate disclosure of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) information. Previous directives had recommended that European companies report ESG... View Details

Keywords: Integrated Corporate Reporting; Corporate Strategy; Corporate Disclosure; Environmental Accounting; Competitive Strategy; International Accounting; Financial Reporting; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Debates; Europe

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Government data and information sources for public entrepreneurship

Municipal, local and national level financial data, demographics and market information sources to inform and support public sector entrepreneurship Where can I find government data (federal, municipal, city, etc.)? Lists... View Details