Private sector experts share their insights on key corporate governance issues and trends.
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Jun 10, 2011
Optimizing Board Effectiveness with Gender Diversity: Are Quotas the Answer?
Private Sector Opinion 21: The author cites evidence that using quotas to increase female representation on the board can lead to tokenism, diminish the overall value of diversity on boards, and affect board dynamics.
Apr 10, 2011
Does More Power for Shareholders Undermine Board Stewardship?
Private Sector Opinion 20: The level of shareholders’ expertise and experience needs to be questioned as they wield greater clout and become more deeply involved in strategic issues that should be the board’s purview. This misdirected involvement, in his opinion, distracts shareholders from their principal and most important role: electing and overseeing boards.
Sep 10, 2010
Diversity at the Head Table: Bringing Complementary Skills and Experiences to the Board
Private Sector Opinion 19: A well-functioning board of directors needs diversity of experience and perspectives.
Jun 10, 2010
How Can Financial Supervisors Improve the Effectiveness of Corporate Governance?
Private Sector Opinion 18: This paper suggests measures that financial supervisors can take to improve governance in regulated financial institutions.
Mar 10, 2010
A Corporate Governance Model: Building Responsible Boards and Sustainable Business
Private Sector Opinion 17: Dr. Yilmaz Arguden introduces his “CRAFTED” principles of corporate governance that help create value and trust for business sustainability.
Oct 10, 2009
New Corporate Governance in the Post-Crisis World
Private Sector Opinion 16: The new corporate governance concept Martin Hilb is articulating goes back to the roots of good corporate governance, which is the ability to act as a visionary and effective decision body, exerting both strategic leadership and control.
Sep 10, 2009
Uses and Limits of Conventional Corporate Governance Instruments: Analysis and Guidance for Reform - Part Two
Private Sector Opinion 15: This is the second part of Private Sector Opinion 14.
Aug 10, 2009
Uses and Limits of Conventional Corporate Governance Instruments: Analysis and Guidance for Reform - Part One
Private Sector Opinion 14: Part I examines the uses and limits of five conventional corporate governance instruments.
Jul 10, 2009
Towards an Accountable Capitalism
Private Sector Opinion 13, by Stephen Davis. The authors point out that the fundamental problem lying in the current capital system is lack of accountability and responsibility.
Jun 10, 2009
董事们都去哪儿了 ?
Private Sector Opinion 12, by David Beatty. The author proposes methods to improve the effectiveness of boards of directors.
May 10, 2009
Where Were The Directors?
Private Sector Opinion 12, by David Beatty. The author proposes methods to improve the effectiveness of boards of directors.
Apr 10, 2009
Crashes, Bailouts, Regulations
Private Sector Opinion 11, by Pratip Kar. In the author reassesses the existing views on India's financial institutions, market structure, financial products, and the regulatory architecture in the current financial crisis.
Aug 10, 2008
Developing and Implementing Corporate Governance Codes
Private Sector Opinion 10, by Simon C.Y. Wong. The author addresses the key advantage of a code versus a mandatory approach to regulating corporate governance in three aspects: dissemination, flexibility of corporate practice, and transparency.
Jun 10, 2008
Board Performance Evaluation
Private Sector Opinion 9, by Simon Osborne. The article introduces a comprehensive examination of the various processes to implement a board performance evaluation and the most insightful questions to be included in an evaluation.
Apr 10, 2008
Governance Scorecards as Tools for Breakthrough Results
Private Sector Opinion 8, by Jesus P. Estanislao. The article introduces the usage of scorecard tools in helping companies to achieve their governance improvements.
Feb 10, 2008
News and Corporate Governance ~ What Dow Jones and Reuters teach us about Stewardship?
Private Sector Opinion 7. In this paper Donald Nordberg, a former senior editorial executive at Reuters who also worked as a consultant for Dow Jones, explores the respective governance of these two media giants.
Sep 10, 2007
Reform Realism and the Boardroom
Private Sector Opinion 6, by Philip T. N. Koh. The article contributes to understanding a director's duties of good faith, care, skill, and diligence by implying intellectual honesty and acting in the best interests of the company.
Mar 10, 2007
Auditors and Independence
Private Sector Opinion 4, by John Plender. The author reviews the evolution of auditors' role in corporate governance and the challenges in achieving independence.
Jun 10, 2006
Corruption, Economic Development and Governance: Private Sector Perspectives from Developing Countries
Private Sector Opinion 2, by John D. Sullivan. Corruption is now widely recognized as one of the greatest barriers to prosperity, economic competitiveness and development, and political and social stability of countries.
Mar 10, 2006
Dealing with Non-Controlling Shareholders: Issues and Best Practice
Private Sector Opinion 1, by Christian Strenger.
