IRRC INSTITUTE New Report by Annalisa Barrett, Founder and CEO of Board Governance Research LLC. Successful CEO transitions Correlate with More Robust Disclosure, but Succession Planning Disclosure Frequently is Non Existent and Often Inconsistent – A US perspective Executive Summary: ”Shareowners and other stakeholders have been calling for more information about CEO succession planning. This […]
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Forbes: ”The Acquisition Of Japan’s Sharp By Taiwan’s Foxconn’s Historical Significance”
”The outcome of the acceptance by Japanese electronics giant Sharp of a USD $4.3bn takeover bid by Taiwanese multinational Foxconn remains to be seen. Its symbolic significance however could be quite extraordinary: will Japan’s notoriously insular economy, notably its notoriously ultra-insular electronics industry, be opening up to the outside world and especially to its East Asian neighbors?
JETRO Survey: ”Foreign Companies to Increase Japanese Operations”
”The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) is a government-related organization promoting mutual trade and investment between Japan and the rest of the world. It offers foreign investors abundant information on all aspects of doing business in Japan, by providing expert consultation and offering free temporary office space in major business areas across the country.
Last week, JETRO published the first issue of its JETRO Invest Japan Report (2015).
This report is a comprehensive survey on the attractiveness of the Japanese market and activities and perceptions of foreign affiliates in Japan. It also introduces the situation of foreign direct investment in Japan, trends on policies related to investment promotion and improvement of business environment, as well as JETRO’s activities to promote foreign direct investment.
Davos 2016 – Issue Briefing: Ethics and Corporate Governance (Video)
Learn first-hand about how corporate governance can ensure that high ethical standards are met to restore trust – Video
Harvard Business Review ”Heresy! Stop Paying CEOs Performance Bonuses”
”For Harvard Business Review to advise companies to stop paying executives based on performance is like your local church telling parishioners to stop dropping money in the collection basket. Yet there it is, in an article published on the magazine’s website Feb. 23: “Performance-based pay can actually have dangerous outcomes for companies that implement it.”
Lest there be any mistake, the article goes on to say, “We argue in favor of abolishing pay-for-performance for top managers altogether. We propose that, instead, most firms should pay their top executives a fixed salary.”
”Asia embraces corporate governance”
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has vowed to put corporate governance at the heart of his economic reforms.
Nicholas Pratt interviews the OECD’s Fianna Jurdant and charts the development of corporate governance across Asia amid a growing recognition of its importance.
Prof. Kwon’s Research: Replace CEO in US, ROA Improves; Replace in Japan, It Does Not
By KWON Hyeog Ug, Faculty Fellow
Professor, College of Economics, Nihon University
”Japanese firms invest in research and development (R&D) on a level comparable to that of their U.S. counterparts. They possess a high-quality workforce and receive decent management practice scores for organizational and human resource (HR) management. Yet, they fall significantly behind U.S. firms when it comes to earning power.
WEF: ”Could these 3 ideas reshape global governance?”
”Upwards and onwards … how can we make 21st century governance more more accountable, inclusive and efficient?”
BBC on the Bottom Line – Managing the Boardroom
A UK perspective – Managing the Boardroom (Audio) – ”After recent corporate scandals like VW’s emissions’ cheating, Tesco’s accounting irregularities, Barclays interest-rate rigging, many asked why company board members failed to act.