Apple's board is getting low marks from governance experts for its handling of Steve Jobs' health issues and its succession planning.
CEOs at six major U.S. companies lost their jobs in just the last eight days, a sign of turmoil to come, say directors and recruiters.
Frustrated with managers who walked away from the financial crisis with millions, some investors want to overhaul compensation practices.
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When times are tough, becoming a new CEO is both a blessing and a curse, says executive coach Marshall Goldsmith in a guest column.
The new year has brought no letup on layoffs, as employers have announced more than 30,000 cuts while tapping multiple strategies to deal with recession.
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The accounting scandal at Satyam Computer could lead to an overhaul of India's corporate-governance standards, which experts say are poorly developed.
How to manage up? Start by accepting that your boss actually does want to improve his management skills, argues Patrick Lencioni in a guest column.
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With next year promising more upheaval in how managers do their jobs, we spotlight six management ideas and trends to keep an eye on.
Public anger and tough times mean more CEOs may soon be joining Liz Claiborne's William L. McComb on commercial flights.
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Companies have rarely faced a bleaker picture going into a new year. Here are five steps companies can take to survive 2009 – and maybe even prosper.
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More companies are bailing out holders of worthless stock options by swapping them for securities or cash in a bid to boost morale.
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To save GM, its board of directors must dramatically downsize the company, argues Harvard professor Bill George in a guest column.
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As managers make important decisions about layoffs, most boards are missing-in-action, argues USC's Lawler in a guest column.
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As the auto-makers close in on a multi-billion dollar bailout, we asked a top Harvard strategy professor to assess the companies' business plans.
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Two new surveys show widespread pessimism among executives about the economy and their companies' prospects in 2009.
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Companies are shedding workers at an accelerating rate, pushing jobless claims to a 26-year high.
Keeping employees focused, motivated and energetic when everything's lousy is no easy task. Here are some ideas.
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With marketers eager to spur consumer spending, Harvard professor John Quelch suggests an unexpected marketing tool: corporate social responsibility initiatives.
The pay gap between executives at U.S. and European firms and their Japanese counterparts is gaining attention as Japanese companies go global.
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When the management guru died in 2005, he left a void. So we hunted down classic wisdom from the man himself – about planning amid uncertainty.
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A growing number of directors with demanding day jobs are quitting the boards of troubled companies.
As more people search for jobs -- and become increasingly desperate to land them -- hiring managers should be on guard for résumé fraud.
Executives' top concerns have shifted since the summer, a survey found, with risk-management supplanting work-force issues.
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In industries at the center of the financial crisis, plenty of top officials have emerged with big fortunes. Fifteen CEOs of large home-building and financial-services firms each reaped more than $100 million during the past five years.
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Top traders who have made huge profits for the Wall Street firms that employ them are now vying for dwindling pools of bonus money.
Yahoo's Bartz brings the number of female Fortune 500 CEOs to 14 – a high, but still a small fraction. Here's how companies can move more women through the pipeline.
Sick businesses often need fresh talent to recover. But attracting star players during bankruptcy can be difficult.
The recession is prompting layoffs at long-established employers that avoided job cuts in previous downturns.
Management professors selected nominees that met the challenges of navigating a credit crisis, a recession and plunging stock prices.
To tame the overload of emails, meetings and other nagging tasks, office-workers are turning to new techniques to bolster their productivity.
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The plan GM presented to Congress doesn't go far enough to ensure the auto-maker's viability, argue two Wharton professors in a guest column.
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Harvard professor Deepak Malhotra – a native Michigander with deep auto-industry roots -- says the Big Three CEOs aren't making a persuasive argument for their bailout.
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Chris McGill left a well-paying job to start a new business: Mixx.com. He tells us how he made the tough call.
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Jeffrey Sherman, CEO of Hudson's Bay Co., starts his day online at 6 am. Here are his favorite sites – ones he relies on to better manage his retail portfolio.
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Glen Senk, CEO of retailer Urban Outfitters Inc., tells us the books that have shaped his leadership style, in Recommended Reading.
Increased demand for feedback from younger workers is forcing some employers to rethink how they discuss employee performance.
All you wanted to know about Warren Buffett -- and more.
Gary Hamel calls it "Detroititis": A myopic focus on cost-cutting at the expense of what customers actually want, he writes in a new blog post.
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