The presence of at least three women on a board of directors improves the financial performance of organizations. The effect is similar to the impact of “critical mass” in physics.
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A new study found that a CEO’s political ideology was correlated with the decision of whether to leave or suspend operations in Russia following the 2022 invasion.
The retailer has spent nearly $12 billion buying back its own stock since 2005, money that could have been used to invest in its business.
With less than 14% of shares, Meta’s chairman and chief executive controls the majority of votes because of the tech company’s dual-class share structure.
To complete his deal, Elon Musk now needs the nod from a majority of Twitter’s shareholders and US corporate regulators.
Twitter adopted a so-called poison pill to make it much harder for Musk to take over the company.
Business schools have vast and diverse expertise to contribute to rebuilding better in a post-pandemic world, but the problems it has laid bare require business schools to change too.
Superannuation fund supremo Greg Combet has a radical idea: to promote the business concept of ‘long-term value’.
Banking executives have huge incentives to maximise profits at all costs. They need equally compelling incentives to do the right thing.
Over two centuries, capitalist ethos has swung from profit-taking for the few, to a distribution of wealth to the many, and back again. Is the pendulum poised to swing once more?
Australian companies have been employing many and varied takeover defences this year, including some that defy convention.
Inequality is being driven by a focus on maximising shareholder value to the exclusion of other stakeholders.
Businesses who pay dividends to shareholders with tax credits attached pay more tax, new research finds.
The CBA’s response to AUSTRAC’s claims means shareholders will be assisted in part of their class action claims, but a lot still needs to be proved.
Investors in Snapchat’s upcoming initial public offering could find themselves without voting power. Research shows these kind of share structures end badly.
The retail giant’s attempt to head off Aldi’s growing market share is causing more headaches for shareholders.
The market reaction to the VW emissions scandal is just like that of a jilted lover.
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