Vol. 26 No. 1, September 2001
Index
- For a quarter of a century.
- Part I: A Life in Governance.
- The Director Raymond Troubh: 'I can't imagine a situation that I haven't faced on some board.'.
- The Shareholder Activist Nell Minow: 'I arrived at the best moment for me to walk into ISS. It was fate.'.
- The Professor Jay Lorsch: 'When the book was published, I suddenly became an authority.'.
- The Fund Manager John Neff: 'I always did ask the hard questions.'.
- The Arbitrageur Guy Wyser-Pratte: 'The name of the game is to work for the shareholders.'.
- The Institutional Investor Richard Koppes: 'It took companies a while to figure out we were not going away.'.
- The Chairman John Bogle: 'Shareholders everywhere probably pay somewhat of a price for collegiality.'.
- The Association Head John Nash: 'When I first started out, CEOs considered me their enemy.'.
- The Recruiter Thomas Neff: 'We recognized a growing need for our services to recruit directors.'.
- The Judge William Allen: 'I didn't try to frighten directors. I encouraged them.'.
- The Director Barbara Franklin: 'It seems like there was a sharp uptick all of a sudden.'.
- Part II: The Way It Was.
- The Way it was: 1976.
- The Way it was: 1977.
- The Way it was: 1978.
- The Way it was: 1979.
- The Way it was: 1980.
- The Way it was: 1981.
- The Way it was: 1982.
- The Way it was: 1983.
- The Way it was: 1984.
- The Way it was: 1985.
- The Way it was: 1986.
- The Way it was: 1987.
- The Way it was: 1988.
- The Way it was: 1989.
- The Way it was: 1990.
- The Way it was: 1991.
- The Way it was: 1992.
- The Way it was: 1993.
- The Way it was: 1994.
- The Way it was: 1995.
- The Way it was: 1996.
- The Way it was: 1997.
- The Way it was: 1998.
- The Way it was: 1999.
- The Way it was: 2000.
- Part III: The Shape of Things to Come.
- Ever more reliance on good judgment.
- Know thine enemy: Anti-globalization forces.
- Meeting the challenge of sustainability.
- A much more thorough understanding of strategy.
- Some scenarios for change...and a wild card.
- More fairness and equality for investors worldwide.
- The information revolution: How will the board respond?
- How a corporate board can be strengthened.
- 'Resource linkages' will be the key.
- Different cast of characters, different set of solutions.
- From days of thunder, the movement marches on.
- A more nuanced view of the director's role.
- 'Compensation literacy' and other fires to be lit under boards.
- The changing face of the internal auditor.
- Governance as a management system.
- The promise of common ground.
- Going small, and going international.
- HR board committees: A fad, or the future?
- A robust market for director education.
- Continued commitment to ownership-based governance.
- The pendulum swings in the boardroom: It appears that as CEOs have been getting younger, their boards -- the men and women who select, advise and, yes, fire the CEOs -- are starting to get older.
- Directors Roster: In affiliation with Spencer Stuart -- a quarterly record of new director appointments.
- The Directors Roster.
- The Editor: James Kristie; Even to a journalist's eye, the board was in the deep background.'.