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Are You Ready for the Pay Czar?
Jun 01, 2009; ... THE WHITE HOUSE IS SET TO APPOINT a "special master for compensation" according to news reports, to ensure that companies receiving federal bailout funds are abiding by executive pay guidelines. Kenneth Feinberg, who ran the gov- ernment's compensation fund for victims of 9/1 1, is expect- ed to ...
Crony Capitalism
Jun 01, 2009; ... IN ANNOUNCING THE GOVERNMENTS PLAN TO RESTRUCTURE GM, President Obama repeated his intention to keep the government's hands off the steering wheel. "I have no interest in running GM, " he said. "They [management], not the government, will call the shots." But the very route taken to save the ...
A Billion Here, A Billion There
Jun 01, 2009; ... YOU NEED 10-FIGURE LOSSES TO PLAY IN THE BIG LEAGUES. BY JOE QUEENAN Remember when a billion dollars still seemed like a lot of money? Neither does anybody else. Consider: A newspaper revered for its ability to articulate the deepest concerns ofthe American people reported that the ...
Succeeding with Sustainability
Jun 01, 2009; ... Highlights from the Spain/U.S. Business Sustainability Conference. On March 17, 2009, CEOs and world leadersincluding The Prince of Asturias, Felipe de Borbón y Grecia - gathered in New York for the Spain/U.S. Business Sustainability Conference. At the event Chief Executive ...
What is Wrong With CEO Succession?
Jun 01, 2009; ... A seamless leadership transition is undeniably critical, yet only half of CEO turnover in 2007 was planned. Dropping for decades, the typical tenure of a CEO is now between four and five years. In fact, business leaders in some industries only hold their posts for an average of two to ...