I was pleased to see New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman taking up the issue of good governance in his column on Sunday, writing that "the other critical factor that still differentiates ...

An array of events is changing the world as we know it, alerting us about not only what we are already experiencing but also what could be to come. Armed conflicts, political, economic, and ...

The corporate governance agenda has received great prominence during the past two decades. Many think of this as the next best thing after international accounting standards. But why is good ...

Recent events in the US such as the Enron and WorldCom scandals, as well as difficulties in European companies such as Vivendi, have brought issues in corporate governance back to the fore. In the US, ...

No two companies are alike, but all share similar styles of corporate governance. Corporate governance balances the interests of the board of directors, management and stakeholders, while also ...

Effective corporate governance is essential if a business wants to set and meet its strategic goals. A corporate governance structure combines controls, policies and guidelines that drive the ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Andy Smith is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), licensed realtor and educator with over 35 years of diverse ...

Given how cynically some companies use the prefix “long-term” when seeking to defend their track records (e.g., some permutation of “Even though our operating results and stock price performance have ...