Read more corporate governance stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/14032/corporate-governance.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:08:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69906/cost-cutting-companies-target-no-2-execs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCost-cutting at American's largest corporations is hitting the executive suite, with CEOs rolling up their sleeves to take on more day-to-day responsibilities and laying off their No. 2s. In the 18 months leading up to June 2009, 40 major companies eliminated COOs or presidents, the Wall Street Journal notes, while...http://www.newser.com/story/69906/cost-cutting-companies-target-no-2-execs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 8:27:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67776/let-employees-roam-the-web.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagProtecting against viruses and encouraging productivity is all well and good, Farhad Manjoo writes on Slate, but “locking down” company computers isn’t the way to go about it. Companies that “block the Web and various other online distractions on the theory that a cowed workforce is an efficient one” are...http://www.newser.com/story/67776/let-employees-roam-the-web.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Aug 2009 16:37:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60138/why-corporate-boards-seldom-do-their-jobs-well.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRecent shareholder meetings at Citigroup and the Bank of America devolved into morality plays—wronged shareholders berated executives, executives apologetically vowed to improve—with a rather curious epilogue: every member of the board of directors was reelected. The reason is that corporate boards are often filled with under-informed, over-paid yes-men...http://www.newser.com/story/60138/why-corporate-boards-seldom-do-their-jobs-well.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 28 May 2009 2:42:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59412/good-ceos-are-boring-brooks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRecent studies have yielded a good picture of the ideal CEO, and the life of the party he ain’t, writes David Brooks in the New York Times . Traits like empathy, good communication skills, and team-building aren’t very important. Flamboyant visionaries rarely work out. No, those who often thrive as CEOs...http://www.newser.com/story/59412/good-ceos-are-boring-brooks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 May 2009 10:07:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56170/08-saw-more-raises-for-ceos-survey.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMore American CEOs than not received raises in 2008, Reuters reports. An AFL-CIO poll of 946 chief executives saw 480 with increased pay, while 463 took a cut. Salaries were up 7%, too; execs with raises earned an average of $5.4 million, while those who saw cuts took in...http://www.newser.com/story/56170/08-saw-more-raises-for-ceos-survey.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Apr 2009 15:15:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49016/citigroup-drops-50m-on-fancy-corporate-jet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCitigroup may be going down in flames, but at least the seats will be nice. Citigroup is buying a brand-new $50 million corporate jet, the New York Post reports, headlining the sale, “JUST PLANE DESPICABLE,” on account of the $45 billion the company has received from Uncle Sam. Asked for...http://www.newser.com/story/49016/citigroup-drops-50m-on-fancy-corporate-jet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Jan 2009 12:26:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48799/commode-for-35k-ousted-ceo-thain-had-lavish-taste.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRecently-axed Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain may have steered his company to a $15.4 billion fourth-quarter loss, but he did so from a really nice office. Details are emerging about Thain's $1.2 million redecoration, Bloomberg reports. Among the purchases noted by CNBC: $87,000 for area rugs, $68,...http://www.newser.com/story/48799/commode-for-35k-ousted-ceo-thain-had-lavish-taste.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Jan 2009 10:14:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46107/recession-shreds-publishing-industry-is-literature-next.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe publishing industry has been battered in the past month, as large houses hemorrhage editors and consolidate divisions, leading some to wonder if literary publishing will ever be the same, Jason Boog writes on Salon. The list of ills is long: too-high advances paid to a dwindling number of sure...http://www.newser.com/story/46107/recession-shreds-publishing-industry-is-literature-next.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 23 Dec 2008 16:04:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/35774/biggest-convention-donors-usually-need-favors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMajor donors to the Democratic and GOP conventions this year either have business pending with politicians or have recently received a favorable ruling, the Los Angeles Times reports. From cable companies to a government union to an electric utility, millions of dollars have flowed into party coffers—but both sides...http://www.newser.com/story/35774/biggest-convention-donors-usually-need-favors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 25 Aug 2008 19:13:00 CDT