Airbnb Opens its Doors to Stakeholders
Poke around on the website and it becomes clear that Airbnb fancies itself a different kind of company. The room-sharing and travel service touts itse...
CEO Dismissals Reflect Diverging Approaches to Transparency
What does it mean for a CEO to exercise “conduct inconsistent with a non-financial company policy”? If your eyes glazed over at that euphemistic l...
More Companies Go Virtual With Shareholder Meetings
Annual shareholder meetings can turn into red-letter days on companies’ calendars. Investors flock to certain events to soak in the wisdom of a cele...
Shareholder Activists Turn Attention to Gun Violence
Deadly mass shootings this year in places like El Paso and Dayton have yet to produce new gun-safety laws in the United States. Instead, Capitol Hill ...
Business Roundtable Statement Spurs Lively Debate
For decades, corporations in the United States have enjoyed the luxury of operating with a single-minded focus on creating shareholder value. They’v...
Coming to Terms With Marrying Sustainability and Executive Compensation
In 1970, influential economist Milton Friedman made a bold proclamation in an essay for The New York Times that changed the face of business ethics. F...