Critics Ask: Where
Is Apple's Board?

Advice to New CEOs in Tough Times

When times are tough, becoming a new CEO is both a blessing and a curse, says executive coach Marshall Goldsmith in a guest column.

Technology

India's Corporate Ethics Face Change

The accounting scandal at Satyam Computer could lead to an overhaul of India's corporate-governance standards, which experts say are poorly developed.

Management

Six Management Ideas to Watch in '09

With next year promising more upheaval in how managers do their jobs, we spotlight six management ideas and trends to keep an eye on.

• Discuss: Management trends for 2009

Management

Five Ways to Survive the New Year

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.

Management

Firms Jump to Salvage 'Underwater' Stock Options

More companies are bailing out holders of worthless stock options by swapping them for securities or cash in a bid to boost morale.

Bill George: A Plan to Save GM

To save GM, its board of directors must dramatically downsize the company, argues Harvard professor Bill George in a guest column.

Boards Are MIA for Layoff Decisions

As managers make important decisions about layoffs, most boards are missing-in-action, argues USC's Lawler in a guest column.

Management

Expert: Auto Rescue Plans Lack Credibility

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.

Markets

Executives Are Grim on Economy

Two new surveys show widespread pessimism among executives about the economy and their companies' prospects in 2009.

Economy

Companies Accelerate Layoffs

Companies are shedding workers at an accelerating rate, pushing jobless claims to a 26-year high.

Author Talk

Wooing Customers With Social-Good Efforts

With marketers eager to spur consumer spending, Harvard professor John Quelch suggests an unexpected marketing tool: corporate social responsibility initiatives.

Drucker on Management

What Would Peter Drucker Do?

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.

Management

Directors Quit As Firms Flounder

A growing number of directors with demanding day jobs are quitting the boards of troubled companies.

Markets

Before the Bust, These CEOs Reaped Big Gains

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.

• Interactive: How much top CEOs took in cash and stock sales

Management

Top Traders Still Expect the Cash

Top traders who have made huge profits for the Wall Street firms that employ them are now vying for dwindling pools of bonus money.