Tag: research
Age-diverse boards associated with less corporate misconduct
More age diversity, researchers say, could reduce “groupthink” and lead to “more critical judgment of management’s decisions and actions”.
Directors’ social networks reduce risk of corporate failure
Study says failure is less likely when a board’s “social network” is large, its managerial network small and its executive pay relatively low.
Companies urged to improve modern slavery reporting
Research reveals one in ten UK companies fails to provide a modern slavery statement, despite it being a legal requirement.
Most CEO ‘resignations’ may actually be terminations
Retired, resigned or left the company? A Stanford study suggests more chief executives are pushed out by boards than previously assumed.
Directors need to ‘up their game’ on ESG strategy
Study says 70% of board directors say they are “not at all” or only “moderately“ effective at integrating ESG concerns into company strategy.
Companies made ‘fake cuts’ to CEO pay during pandemic
Study shows US bosses who took salary cuts in 2020 saw no overall reduction in compensation once other elements were taken into account.
Investment managers hesitant to embrace ethics as part of ESG
Study finds investors shy away from direct talk of ethics, but some are assessing company culture as an indicator of ESG performance.
Why big firms are rarely toppled by corporate scandals
An analysis of the effects of a wide variety of business scandals shows that only rarely is the effect as severe as we might imagine.
News round-up: this week in governance
Investors will be “assertive” in 2022; Carl Icahn fights for animal rights at McDonald’s; and childhoods spent in nature make greener CEOs.
Women hold only 13.7% of executive director roles in FTSE 100
While 37% of all board directors are now women, just six FTSE 100 companies have female CEOs—none of whom are from an ethnic minority group.