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Can Executive Compensation Reform Cure Short-Termism?

March 18, 2013, Andrew C.W. Lund and Gregg D. Polsky

Countering Corruption: 2012 Conference Report from the World Forum on Governance

March 4, 2013, Stephen M. Davis, Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein

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Reimagining a Corporation’s Purpose in the Great Recession Era and Meeting Threats to Free Enterprise

January 30, 2013

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There's a Civil War in America's Business Community, But Will Obama Notice?

January 22, 2013, William A. Galston

Do Performance Reforms Change How Federal Managers Manage?

October 12, 2012, Donald Moynihan and Stéphane Lavertu

Whose Capital; What Gains?: Why the U.S. Economy Needs to Change Incentives

July 10, 2012, Lawrence E. Mitchell

The Problem of Corporate Purpose

June 18, 2012, Lynn A. Stout

The Modern Shareholder: How a Short-Term Focus is Harming U.S. Corporations

June 1, 2012

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Mobilizing Ownership: An Agenda for Corporate Renewal

June 1, 2012, Stephen M. Davis

Corporate Governance and Long-Term, “Patient” Capital

March 14, 2012

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@Brookings Podcast: The Influence of Super PACs on the 2012 Elections

March 9, 2012, Anthony Corrado

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Corporations Need a Broader Purpose

December 14, 2011, Darrell M. West

The Purpose of the Corporation

December 13, 2011

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The Purpose of the Corporation in Business and Law School Curricula

July 19, 2011, Darrell M. West

Comparing Technology Innovation in the Private and Public Sectors

June 2009, Jenny Lu and Darrell M. West

Investigating Public Transparency Policies

May 1, 2007, Mary Graham

The Corporate Scandals, Why They Happened And Why They May Not Happen Again

July 13, 2004, Larry D. Thompson

Corporate Social Responsibility: The New Social Contract

September 2003, Ann Florini

Business and Global Governance: The Growing Role of Corporate Codes of Conduct

Spring 2003, Ann Florini

Creating and Sustaining the Strong Director

Winter 2002, Constance Horner

Cooking the Books

September 4, 2002

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The Costs of Book-Cooking

September 4, 2002, Carol Graham and Robert E. Litan

Cooking the Books: The Cost to the Economy

August 2002, Carol Graham, Robert E. Litan and Sandip Sukhtankar

Brookings Study Details Economic Cost of Recent Corporate Crises

July 25, 2002

Shares Crash Has a Silver Lining

July 25, 2002, Carol Graham and Robert E. Litan