Mike Tyrrell is Editor of SRI-Connect – an online research marketplace for professional institutional investors, analysts & companies interested in sustainable development. He is keen to open up the site to corporate governance analysts & corporate governance research. Mike kindly gave permission to reproduce the interview on CorpGov.net. (more…)
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CorpGov Tidbits
James McRitchie, April 16, 2013 ,
PLANSPONSOR.com reports, a provision in President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2014 budget that pertains to employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) could result in a disincentive for offering the plans. The provision would eliminate Internal Revenue Code section 404(k), an incentive for ESOP creation and operation that permits a C corporation to deduct the value of dividends paid […]
Video Friday: Use of Social Media By Senior & Board Level Executives is Pitiful
James McRitchie, November 2, 2012 ,
Less than a third of companies today use social media to support their corporate strategy and risk management practices, according to new research conducted by Stanford University’s Rock Center for Corporate Governance, the Center for Leadership Development and Research at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and The Conference Board. What Do Corporate Directors and Senior Managers Know about […]
J&J Uses and Learns From Social Media
James McRitchie, April 3, 2012 ,
Last Friday I posted a blog piece drawing attention to a video referenced by Gwen Sharp at Sociological Images in her post, Boys Want Success, Girls Want Boys, about a recent Acuvue contact lens commercial aimed at teens that reinforced both gender and racial stereotypes. (more…)
Video Friday: Johnson & Johnson's Acuvue Fails to See Issues of Stereotyping Clearly
James McRitchie, March 30, 2012 ,
Sociological Images (Boys Want Success, Girls Want Boys) noted a recent Acuvue contact lens commercial aimed at teens that reinforces both gender and racial stereotypes. The teens look forward to their futures. For the boys, these involve future career success — notice the African American teen dreams of being a famous athlete, while the White […]
Brokers Free to Tweet
James McRitchie, December 30, 2011 ,
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. (FINRA) has backed away from a proposal that would have required broker-dealers to file social-media postings with the regulator. In an update to a package of proposed communications rules filed with the Securities and (more…)
Corporate Spring
James McRitchie, September 16, 2011 ,
Ordinary people using Facebook and Twitter overturned dictators in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. David Kirkpatrick of Techonomy Media, which promotes the integration of technology with business and social progress, writes “this social might is now moving toward your company… you’d better get out of their way—or learn to embrace them.” Gary Hamel, one of business’ […]
CSX Decision May Encourage Use of Social Media by Shareowners
James McRitchie, August 17, 2011 ,
In a guest post on Active Investing, Phil Goldstein notes the importance of the Second Circuit’s CSX opinion is not about swap contracts. See Blog Post on CSX Decision More important is that it reduces the fear that mere communication between like-minded shareowners generates the need to form a 13d group. Merely alleging “concerted action” is […]
Making Independent Board Leadership Work for the Long Term: Yale Governance Forum 2011 Concluding Remarks
James McRitchie, July 6, 2011 ,
This session was the last for me at the fabulous Yale Governance Forum 2011. I had to leave this session early, missed the last one, missed the Rising Stars event and all those other sessions during the breakout. The session was held under Chatham house rule, so no citing people or their organization when discussing what […]
What is Corporate Governance For? Yale Governance Forum
James McRitchie, July 5, 2011 ,
The second session of the second day of the Yale Governance Forum 2011 was held under Chatham House Rule. Panelists were announced in advance, so that is no secret, but under the rule those reporting must not attribute what was said to specific individuals on the panel or in the audience. Stephen Davis was the moderator. […]
Governance in the Cloud
James McRitchie, June 29, 2011 ,
The fourth session of the Yale Governance Forum 2011 was was a breakout. All four sessions looked great. I choose the one on social networking held under Chatham House Rule. Under the rule those reporting must not attribute what was said to specific individuals on the panel or in the audience. This discussion was especially interactive, […]
LinkedIn: Connecting to Profits
James McRitchie, March 23, 2011 ,
Social network LinkedIn has reached more than 100 million users and released some surprising facts, including which companies are most connected to the site… Dominic Jones says Campbell Soup is a standout. Here is an old-economy company among other most connected companies, which include Cisco, Amazon, eBay, Apple, Cisco and EMC. Venture Beat reportedon a […]
IR Makes Use of Social Web: AGMs?
James McRitchie, March 22, 2011 ,
While many companies are using social media to push out investor relations information, global conferencing firm PGi (NYSE: PGI) is among a rare few that is also using social media in two-way conversations with investors. During the company’s recent Q4 earnings call, PGi Senior Vice President of Strategy & Communications Sean O’Brien, who was an […]
Boardrooms at the Speed of Light
James McRitchie, March 15, 2011 ,
Technology has become a staple of the boardroom over the past decade. Today we see it reshaping the parameters of corporate governance itself. Electronic board books and board portals are shaking up what happens in the boardroom, of course, but online social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn will force directors to rethink how […]
PotashCorp wants you to “Like” its pay disclosures
James McRitchie, March 13, 2011 ,
PotashCorp (TSE, NYSE:POT) is tackling the touchy topic of executive pay with a web-based communication campaign that includes a shareholder survey, a series of videos, and pay disclosures you can easily tweet or Like on Facebook. The Canadian company, which voluntarily adopted an annual say-on-pay vote two years ago, yesterday announced the availability of a […]
Social Media for Directors
James McRitchie, March 2, 2011 ,
Winnie Yu recommends directors join LinkedIn. Patricia Lenkov, president of Agility Executive Search, advises joining a LinkedIn group that interests you. A search for “corporate governance” turned up 186 groups when the article was written. Last I checked it was 240. Want the latest corporate governance news on Twitter? Lucy P. Marcus, CEO of Marcus […]
Video Friday: Governance, Boardroom Activism & Taxes
James McRitchie, November 5, 2010 ,
At this point, the attempt to translate corporate governance aspirations to law has failed. Bob Monks. From TEDxNewSt – Lucy P. Marcus – Boardroom Activism. Basic information but (more…)