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CGRI research spans these topics: general principles, board of directors, leadership and succession planning, compensation, audit and risk, shareholders, and proxy advisory.

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Board Structure: Data

David F. Larcker, Brian Tayan
CGRI Quick Guide Series. Corporate Governance Research Initiative, September
2018

This Data Spotlight provides data and statistics on the attributes of boards of directors of publicly traded companies in the United States. This data supplements the issues introduced in the...

Stanford Closer Look|

Cashing It In Private: Company Exchanges and Employee Stock Sales Prior to IPO

David F. Larcker, Brian Tayan, Edward Watts
Stanford Closer Look Series. Corporate Governance Research Initiative, September
2018

Companies in the United States are staying private longer, and this trend has important implications for companies and their employees. Employees holding equity awards in private companies are restricted from...

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CEO Succession: Data

David F. Larcker, Brian Tayan
CGRI Quick Guide Series. Corporate Governance Research Initiative, September
2018

This Quick Guide provides data and statistics on the attributes of the CEOs and CEO succession events at publicly traded companies in the United States. This data supplements the issues...

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Corporate Governance Failure, Fraud, and Scandal: Data

David F. Larcker, Brian Tayan
CGRI Quick Guide Series. Corporate Governance Research Initiative, September
2018

This Data Spotlight provides data and statistics on unethical behavior in corporations and other negative outcomes including bankruptcy, litigation, and corruption in the United States. This data supplements in the...

Core Concept|

Board of Directors: A Guide to Understanding Concepts of Corporate Governance

David F. Larcker, Brian Tayan
Core Concepts Series. Corporate Governance Research Initiative, July
2018

A roadmap to understanding the fundamental concepts of corporate governance based on theory, empirical research, and data. This guide will take an in-depth look at Board of Directors.

Core Concept|

CEO Compensation: A Guide to Understanding Concepts of Corporate Governance

David F. Larcker, Brian Tayan
Core Concepts Series. Corporate Governance Research Initiative, July
2018

A roadmap to understanding the fundamental concepts of corporate governance based on theory, empirical research, and data. This guide takes an in-depth look at CEO compensation.

Core Concept|

CEO Succession Planning: A Guide to Understanding Concepts of Corporate Governance

David F. Larcker, Brian Tayan
Core Concepts Series. Corporate Governance Research Initiative, July
2018

A roadmap to understanding the fundamental concepts of corporate governance based on theory, empirical research, and data. This guide takes an in-depth look at CEO succession planning.

Stanford Closer Look|

Netflix Approach to Governance: Genuine Transparency with the Board

David F. Larcker, Brian Tayan
Stanford Closer Look Series. Corporate Governance Research Initiative, May
2018

The hallmark of good corporate governance is an independent board of directors to oversee management. However, it is not clear that independent directors receive the information they need to make...

Stanford Closer Look|

The Big Thumb on the Scale: An Overview of The Proxy Advisory Industry

James R. Copland, David F. Larcker, Brian Tayan
Stanford Closer Look Series. Corporate Governance Research Initiative, May
2018

Proxy advisory firms have significant influence over the voting decisions of institutional investors and the governance choices of publicly traded companies. However, it is not clear that the recommendations of...

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Shareholders and Corporate Control: Data

David F. Larcker, Brian Tayan
CGRI Quick Guide Series. Corporate Governance Research Initiative, March
2018

This Data Spotlight provides data and statistics on shareholder activism and the market for corporate control. This data supplements the issues introduced in the Quick Guides “The Market for...

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Corporate Governance Insights by Stanford Business

August 29, 2018
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How CEOs Reinvented the Dating Game Scandal in Stock Options

A study finds that companies have come up with a new variant on backdating stock options to reap windfall profits.
Illustration of a man manipulating the performance stocks. Credit: istock/dane_mark
August 6, 2018
Written

The Biggest Antitrust Story You’ve Never Heard

The rise of institutional investors threatens competition, hurts consumers, and might qualify as a new kind of monopoly.
A sign for BlackRock Inc hangs above their building in New York. Credit: Reuters/Lucas Jackson
May 4, 2018
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It’s Time to Value Stakeholders over Shareholders

Why corporations need metrics that quantify how decisions affect things beyond the bottom line.
Valeant CEO Michael Pearson, former CFO Howard Schiller, and Pershing Square Capital Management CEO Bill Ackman | Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
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