Tag: research
Boards ‘face data challenge’ as digital tools transform governance
Directors must learn how to harness and analyse the vast quantities of data that are being created and collected by organisations.
Climate disclosures ‘unlikely to drive a green transition’
Academics say climate reporting is likely to be less effective than direct regulatory interventions such as taxation or emissions trading.
Does diversity deliver? We don’t know yet—and here’s why
Studies appear to show a causal link between diversity and financial performance. But the methods are not robust enough to draw this conclusion.
Independent directors play essential role in assessing share buybacks
Study finds independent directors are efficient at monitoring buybacks and avoiding those “that would destroy long-term shareholder value”.
Company law ‘should place purpose at the centre of business’
Report from the British Academy calls for new regulatory powers that would enable watchdogs to hold directors to account.
Covid causes fall in CEO pay—but excessive earnings remain an issue
The Covid-19 pandemic has seen a reduction in overall CEO pay levels. Is this an opportunity for further equalisation of pay ratios?
Board networks: who you know contributes to what you know
Each link in a boardroom network can facilitate both learning from the rest of the network and information diffusion to the network.
Covid causes fall in CEO pay—but excessive earnings remain an issue
The Covid-19 pandemic has seen a reduction in overall CEO pay levels. Is this an opportunity for further equalisation of pay ratios?
Board networks: who you know contributes to what you know
Each link in a boardroom network can facilitate both learning from the rest of the network and information diffusion to the network.
All-rounder CEOs ‘outperform those with specific industry knowledge’
Research concludes that companies whose CEOs have a high degree of transferable skills do better than those with moderate levels.