Harvard Corporate Governance

MARCH 10, 2023

Keeping up with the ever-changing trends in global corporate governance is no easy task, as countries introduce new governance rules that trigger knock-on effects around the world. To help you stay ahead of the trends, we produce an annual outlook of the corporate governance landscape.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

APRIL 3, 2024

Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes Corporate Political Speech: Who Decides? Corporations have long sought to promote their business interests through political engagement. In our forthcoming article, How Did Corporations Get Stuck in Politics and Can They Escape? Quinney College of Law.

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Marketability 223

Harvard Corporate Governance

APRIL 11, 2024

This post is based on an ISS-Corporate memorandum by Veronica Nikitas. Posted by Subodh Mishra, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc., on Thursday, April 11, 2024 Editor's Note: Subodh Mishra is Global Head of Communications at ISS STOXX. 13% of S&P 500 companies have at least one director with AI-related expertise.

Technology 186

Technology 186

Harvard Corporate Governance

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes The Illusory Promise of Stakeholder Governance (discussed on the Forum here ); by Lucian A. Bebchuk, Kobi Kastiel, and Roberto Tallarita; and Will Corporations Deliver Value to All Stakeholders? Together, they form what I refer to as “corporate governing.”

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Harvard Corporate Governance

JANUARY 15, 2024

Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes The Illusory Promise of Stakeholder Governance (discussed on the Forum here ) by Lucian A. Bebchuk, Kobi Kastiel, and Roberto Tallarita; and Corporate Purpose and Corporate Competition , (discussed on the Forum here ) by Mark J.

Compliance 158

Compliance 158

Harvard Corporate Governance

MARCH 28, 2024

Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes Monetary Liability for Breach of the Duty of Care? By now, corporate law scholars and practitioners in the United States widely appreciate the importance of Delaware’s legal compliance jurisprudence. discussed on the Forum here ) by Holger Spamann. more…)

Compliance 122

Compliance 122

Harvard Corporate Governance

JUNE 20, 2022

Posted by Kavya Vaghul and Ashley Marchand Orme, JUST Capital, on Monday, June 20, 2022 Editor's Note: Kavya Vaghul is Senior Director of Research and Ashley Marchand Orme is Director of Corporate Equity at JUST Capital. This post is based on a JUST Capital memorandum by Ms. Vaghul, Ms.

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Equity 332

Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 9, 2023

Understanding corporate policies is central to corporate finance. Investment policies, in particular, are key to corporate growth and aggregate fluctuations, with aggregate investment being the most volatile component of GDP. How does this information impact asset prices and returns?

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Corporate Finance Finance Marketability 214

Harvard Corporate Governance

JANUARY 29, 2024

Our 2023 Silicon Valley 150 Corporate Governance Report reviews the corporate governance practices and disclosures of the Valley’s largest public companies. We noted the following key conclusions from our survey of SV150 corporate governance: (more…)

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Harvard Corporate Governance

OCTOBER 1, 2022

This post is based on his recent paper , forthcoming in the Journal of Corporation Law , and is part of the Delaware law series ; links to other posts in the series are available here. Is Delaware corporate law relevant? Rules of corporate law are considered in efficiency’s light. Relevance is a relational concept.

Firm Value 358

Firm Value 358

Harvard Corporate Governance

OCTOBER 29, 2023

On October 3, 2023, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) proposed standards for corporate governance and risk management for the institutions it regulates that have $10 billion or more in total assets (“Proposed Standards”). [1]

Banking 233

Banking 233

Harvard Corporate Governance

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes The Illusory Promise of Stakeholder Governance (discussed on the Forum here ) and Does Enlightened Shareholder Value Add Value? Such a loss in tangible incentives for corporate prosociality would reduce “win-wins”—what is both profitable and good for society.

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Marketability 197

Harvard Corporate Governance

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The evolution of corporate law is tied to developments, or often shocks, in the broader social and legal landscape. This post is based on his article , forthcoming in the Columbia Business Law Review , and is part of the Delaware law series. more…)

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Harvard Corporate Governance

MARCH 13, 2024

This post is based on an article forthcoming in the Journal of Applied Corporate Finance by John Graham , Professor Grennan, Campbell R. Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes Learning and the Disappearing Association between Governance and Returns (discussed on the Forum here ) by Lucian A.

Intangible Assets 200

Intangible Assets Corporate Finance Finance Firm Value 200

Harvard Corporate Governance

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Berwin Professor of Corporate Law at the University of Cambridge. Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes What Matters in Corporate Governance? Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes What Matters in Corporate Governance? González Sánchez, S.,Bethencourt

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Harvard Corporate Governance

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Posted by Jordi Canals (IESE Business School), on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 Editor's Note: Jordi Canals is Professor of Strategic Management and the holder of Fundación IESE Chair in Corporate Governance at IESE Business School. This post is based on his book. Disney’s board of directors fired CEO Bob Chapek on November 20, 2022.

Compliance 297

Compliance Technology Equity Marketability 297

Harvard Corporate Governance

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Those with a more optimistic outlook on the meme stock frenzy have argued that coordinated retail investor movement can further lead to coordinated shareholder movement, empowering retail shareholders to bring about significant changes in corporate governance and to even make companies more prosocial. more…)

Start-ups 267

Start-ups Marketability 267

Harvard Corporate Governance

MAY 9, 2023

Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes The Perils and Questionable Promise of ESG-Based Compensation (discussed on the Forum here ) by Lucian A. How can boards boost corporate sustainability? This post is based on their Russell Reynolds memorandum. Bebchuk and Roberto Tallarita.

Equity 263

Equity 263

Harvard Corporate Governance

MARCH 21, 2024

Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes Pay Without Performance: The Unfulfilled Promise of Executive Compensation by Lucian A. Corporate culture homogeneity refers to the degree to which different individuals within a firm share the same beliefs, values, and preferences. Bebchuk and Jesse M.

Banking 203

Banking Equity 203

Harvard Corporate Governance

MARCH 6, 2024

Corporate governance is dynamic. Corporate governance and demands on corporate leaders vary significantly from country to country, but four topics stand out as most important to businesses and their boards across the globe in 2024: (more…) Martin, Amy Sampson , Jens-Thomas Pietralla , and Marc Sanglé-Ferrière.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

APRIL 9, 2024

The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance published a total of 647 posts during 2023, and its readership has continued to display steady growth, including: Attracting more than 200,000 unique readers a month; Having visitors to the Forum coming from 233 countries and territories during the year; and Attracting more than 4.1

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Harvard Corporate Governance

APRIL 10, 2024

How does the Global South relate to the global debates on corporate governance? Nevertheless, the corporate law and governance arrangements of these and other developing jurisdictions have often been examined based on the particular lenses and metrics conceived by the Global North. This post is based on her SSRN working paper.

Marketability 122

Marketability 122

Harvard Corporate Governance

OCTOBER 23, 2023

With over $10 trillion in assets , employer-sponsored defined-contribution retirement plans play an important role in the corporate governance ecosystem. Yet the governance of such plans has been largely overlooked in existing corporate law scholarship. more…)

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Harvard Corporate Governance

MAY 8, 2023

Posted by Assaf Hamdani and Kobi Kastiel (Tel Aviv University) , on Monday, May 8, 2023 Editor's Note: Assaf Hamdani is Professor of Law at Tel Aviv University; Kobi Kastiel is Professor of Law at Tel Aviv University, and Senior Fellow of the Harvard Law School Program on Corporate Governance. Bebchuk, Kobi Kastiel, and Anna Toniolo.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

This post relates to Corporate Board Practices in the Russell 3000, S&P 500, and S&P MidCap 400: Live Dashboard, a live online dashboard published by The Conference Board and ESG data analytics firm ESGAUGE , in collaboration with Debevoise & Plimpton , the KPMG Board Leadership Center , Russell Reynolds Associates , and The John L.

Equity 314

Equity 314

Harvard Corporate Governance

MAY 18, 2023

Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes The Illusory Promise of Stakeholder Governance (discussed on the Forum here ) by Lucian A. Corporate governance is on the verge of entering a new stage. Until the 1970s, managerialism dominated the view of the corporation. Strine, Jr. more…)

Firm Value 237

Firm Value 237

Harvard Corporate Governance

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes Corporate Political Speech: Who Decides? We ask three different questions related to the loss and potential repair of corporate reputations. This post is based on a working paper by Professor Akey, Stefan Lewellan , Inessa Liskovich, and Christoph Schiller.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Wachter Distinguished Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School; Senior Fellow, Harvard Program on Corporate Governance; Of Counsel, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; and former Chief Justice and Chancellor, the State of Delaware. discussed on the Forum here ) by Lucian A. Bebchuk and Roberto Tallarita.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

JANUARY 8, 2024

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE AR-SA The Program on Corporate Governance at Harvard Law School (HLS) is seeking applications from highly qualified candidates who are interested in working with the Program as Post-Doctoral or Doctoral Corporate Governance Fellows.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 30, 2022

Dimensional’s recent paper The Economics of Corporate Governance provides a concise overview of the corporate governance literature. We focus on the governance of for-profit, publicly traded corporations and address two important questions. First, for whom should such corporations be run, shareholders or stakeholders?

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Harvard Corporate Governance

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

While these ESG issues present varying challenges and complexities, both transparency and accountability are key determinants of the success of our engagements with corporate credit issuers. We engaged on key ESG issues such as climate change, community relations and human capital management.

Marketability 332

Marketability 332

Harvard Corporate Governance

MARCH 23, 2023

On February 24, 2023, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) rolled out a corporate self-disclosure policy (the Policy) to be applied by all 93 US Attorneys’ Offices throughout the country. on Revisions to the Criminal Division’s Corporate Enforcement Policy , Jan. This post is based on an MWE memorandum by Ms. Walters, Mr, Diskant, Ms.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

MARCH 14, 2024

Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes Stock Investors’ Returns are Exaggerated (discussed on the Forum here ) by Charles Wang, Jesse M. This offers new insights into the link between financial market shocks and corporate decisions. Seale Professor of Finance at the University of Kentucky. more…)

Corporate Finance 115

Corporate Finance Finance Marketability 115

Harvard Corporate Governance

APRIL 13, 2022

Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes Politics and Gender in the Executive Suite by Alma Cohen, Moshe Hazan, and David Weiss (discussed on the Forum here ); Will Nasdaq’s Diversity Rules Harm Investors? Adediran is Associate Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law.

Marketability 228

Marketability 228

Harvard Corporate Governance

DECEMBER 10, 2023

On January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) comes into effect. Posted by Robert Appleton, Jason Saltsberg, and Brian Roe, Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP, on Sunday, December 10, 2023 Editor's Note: Robert Appleton and Jason Saltsberg are Partners and Brian Roe is an Associate at Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Program on Corporate Governance at Harvard Law School (HLS) is seeking applications for Corporate Governance Post Doctoral Fellowships from highly qualified candidates with graduate training in finance, economics, or accounting. Applications are considered on a rolling basis, and the start date is flexible.

Finance 244

Finance 244

Harvard Corporate Governance

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes Politics and Gender in the Executive Suite (discussed on the Forum here ) by lma Cohen, Moshe Hazan and David Weiss; Will Nasdaq’s Diversity Rules Harm Investors? Over the last decade, there has been a major push to diversify corporate boards. more…)

Finance 218

Finance 218