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Corporate Governance
Stanford Closer Look Series
Stanford Closer Look Series. Corporate Governance Research Initiative, December
2018
Stanford Closer Look Series. Corporate Governance Research Initiative, November
8, 2018
Stanford Closer Look Series. Corporate Governance Research Initiative, September
2018
Executive Education
Upcoming Program for Board Members
26 Mar 2019 – 29 Mar 2019
In-person|Stanford GSB
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Latest Stories in Corporate Governance
November 28, 2018
The Cost of CEO Activism
A new survey shows how Americans respond to CEOs who weigh in on controversial issues.
November 2, 2018
Risks and Rewards of the Mysterious Private Stock World
Private marketplaces are thriving as companies leverage a valuable recruitment tool.
August 29, 2018
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.
August 6, 2018
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.
May 4, 2018
It’s Time to Value Stakeholders over Shareholders
Why corporations need metrics that quantify how decisions affect things beyond the bottom line.
May 2, 2018
Another Netflix Disruption: A Transparent Board
How the company that overhauled the entertainment industry created a new model of corporate governance.
April 12, 2018
The Decline of the IPO
With fewer companies going public, corporate transparency gets murkier.
January 26, 2018
Learning From Uber’s Mistakes
What fast-growing startups — and their boards — must understand about building culture.
October 6, 2017
Is Your CEO Irreplaceable?
A new survey highlights a tough CEO talent pool and which business leaders would be nearly impossible to replace.
September 18, 2017
Is Capitalism Killing America?
Young & Rubicam Chairman Emeritus Peter Georgescu says it’s time to end the era of shareholder primacy.