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Responsibility of the Board with Rising Prices

An increase in prices, also known as inflation, carries problematic potential for companies. The phenomenon of inflation has always caused budget, salary, and pricing problems for boards. Board members must analyze and...

What is The NYSE Doing to Improve Diversity?

The New York Stock Exchange considers board diversity a critical issue. In 2019 the NYSE Board Advisory Council launched an initiative to identify board-ready candidates from underrepresented groups. Companies were...

The Poison Pill: Advantages and Disadvantages

What is the poison pill? The term poison pill refers to a shareholder rights plan that prevents activist investors and raiders from acquiring shares. Poison pills effectively stop shareholders from accumulating shares...

Is Diversity Still Wanting in the Workplace?

As the years progress, there is more and more focus on diversity and its importance in corporate company positions. In 2022, ISS has collected recent data that shows that though there has been progress towards...

Indigenous Representation Lacking on US Corporate Boards

This article, by US News, follows a series of surveys and personal experiences in order to describe the significantly low number of Native American people in corporate positions of power.  Mary Smith is an...

Board Diversity Legislation

In the past couple of years, board diversity has increased exponentially, as well as the demand for ethnic and gender diversity on company boards. Due to surveys that show an increase in performance...

Impacts of Climate Change on Businesses

The two terms ESG and climate change can be confusing to understand in terms of risk to businesses. In simple terms, ESG is environmental, social and governance principles. Social includes matters...

Failed Executive Searches

40% of all executive searches fail to place an executive in the needed vacancy, why? Today, with so many technological solutions to the obstacles commonly faced during the job search process, it may...