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- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
SEC Commissioner Sees “Healing and Reform”
Despite the wrongdoings that have convulsed corporate America in recent months, SEC Commissioner Harvey J. Goldschmid believes that the business world is on the mend. "I have a very optimistic view," he said. "Out of View Details
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by Catherine Walsh
- 02 Aug 2004
- What Do You Think?
For Greater Transparency, Is Section 404 an Effective Response?
the wake of the scandals of the past few years is the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Of the seventy-one sections of the Act, one probably has caused more expenditure of time and money on the part of leaders of publicly traded firms than all...
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by James Heskett
- 04 Oct 2019
- News
Changing of the Guard at Tesco
Photo via Tesco Photo via Tesco In July, the British retailer Tesco marked its 100th birthday with a 30-hour dance session in Wembley Stadium. Historic milestones aside, the company could also celebrate its recovery from an accounting...
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- 20 Feb 2019
- News
Dean Nohria: Business Schools have a Vital Role in Teaching Trust
curriculum. We should prioritize trustworthiness, because ultimately, that is how we will make a real contribution to society.” Nohria goes on to note his fears that trust in corporations and their leaders could be damaged by recent View Details
- 02 Feb 2002
- What Do You Think?
Will the Societal Effects of Enron Exceed Those of September 11?
considered." Among the many commenting on the Enron case, nearly all felt that change was warranted but few believed that significant change would come from it. —James Heskett On the other hand, remarks typical of those arguing for the relative importance of the...
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by James Heskett
- 30 Jul 2019
- News
Turning Around Tesco
The British-based grocery chain Tesco—the third-largest retailer in the world—recently marked its 100th anniversary with a record-setting, 30-hour dance relay in Wembley Stadium. There were other reasons to celebrate, too: The chain is back in the black after surviving...
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- 08 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
A Bold Proposal for Investment Reform
time. (Of course, we later learned that this performance was over-stated due to accounting problems at Enron.) Unless we can ensure that analysts and professional investors use information to evaluate a company's long-term fundamentals,...
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- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao Advises New MBA Students on Business Values
Dean Kim B. Clark for founding the Leadership and Values Initiative, an effort that for the last two years has sought to more fully integrate the School's community standards of integrity and honesty, respect for others, and personal View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Alumni Author
9/11, the corporate accounting scandals — made me question what I wanted to do with my life. During this crisis of faith, I found the personal stories and advice that my professors delivered at the end of...
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- 25 Oct 2006
- Op-Ed
Fixing Executive Options: The Veil of Ignorance
option practices remains unknown, this most recent scandal has deepened the sense in many quarters that option contracts given to managers distort behavior in destructive ways. The ability to play with, and respond to, the many variables...
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by Mihir Desai & Joshua Margolis
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Reforming Company Boards
Senior executives have taken most of the heat for the headline-grabbing scandals that have rocked corporate America over the past few years. Scott C. Newquist (MBA ’75), president of Board Governance Services, wants to shift some of that...
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Corporate Services
- 01 Aug 2007
- Op-Ed
Company Town: Fixing Corrupt Governments
Nigerians. It could lay out its management plan as part of its election campaign, and voters would take that into account in making their decision. Why would locals vote for a foreigner? If they felt it was their only option to get out of...
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by Eric Werker
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
One-on-One with William H. Donaldson
Donaldson Illustration by Joe Ciardiello When William Donaldson (MBA ’58) was sworn in as the 27th chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 18, 2003, Wall Street and the commission itself were in turmoil. A wave of corporate View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
KPMG for Mayor!
Nigerians. It could lay out its management plan as part of its election campaign, and voters would take that into account in making their decision. Why would locals vote for a foreigner? If they felt it was their only option to get out of...
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- 12 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Regulators Ease Up on Companies Generating Political Benefits
of the financial scandals that propelled the recent economic collapse, Heese looked at enforcement by the Securities and Exchange Commission, asking why regulators were so amiss at monitoring firms' compliance with View Details
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by Michael Blanding
- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Three Steps for Crisis Prevention
exactly that." The Big Five also spent millions of dollars urging members of Congress to threaten the SEC leadership with budget cuts if it imposed limits on auditor services. The lobbying worked. The SEC backed off, and the all-too-predictable View Details
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by Michael D. Watkins & Max H. Bazerman
- 25 Aug 2015
- First Look
First Look Tuesday
short- and long-term direct monetary effects of operating a winning athletics program for an academic institution of higher education. We construct a unique panel dataset from multiple sources and utilize the latest dynamic panel data estimation methods to View Details
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance
WorldCom, Adelphia, and other former high flyers. These scandals demonstrate not only a lapse of ethics but also a disdain for the rule of law. Enron's lawyers and auditors appeared more concerned with exploiting loopholes than ensuring...
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by Carla Tishler
- 01 Dec 2003
- What Do You Think?
Is This the Twilight Era for the Managed Mutual Fund?
investor, I feel powerless to control or even understand how my mutual funds operate." Anupam Bordia comments, "the mutual fund scandal will shift public trust towards index funds." There is also a suggestion that the job...
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by James Heskett
- 04 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
What’s Next for the Big Financial Brands
to advertise when media stories of trips and bonuses remind consumers of their extravagance and malfeasance? For consumers to change banks is burdensome but they can easily move assets among their accounts at different firms. No...
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