Directors & Boards articles from March 1995

Directors & Boards archives from March 1995

The homogeneity of Japanese boards.
March 22, 1995... With such failure of board diversity, how have Japanese corporations managed to succeed? Twenty men, all at least 60 years old, attend the meeting. They all work for the same company, all but two or three since they were in their twenties....

Shareholders are valuing diversity.
March 22, 1995... With interest levels what they are, companies perceived not to be 'trying' to diversify their boards can expect acute owner scrutiny. The number of women and minorities on corporate America's boards may be increasing, but not fast enough for...

My pursuit for diversity. (board of directors)
March 22, 1995... From the corridors of national and local government to the corporate boardroom, my career has been focused on breaking barriers and creating opportunities. Despite a nation that has had 42 white male presidents, the government, smaller...

'Walking the walk' on global ethics. (business ethics)
March 22, 1995... It is possible to find practical solutions to tough social and ethical business problems, but you have to work at it. The issue of ethical conduct only assumes meaning when it is fitted to a clear and honest view of the world as it is - not as...

Performance-based director pay.
March 22, 1995... The flap over pensions misses the real issue: A new model is needed to more appropriately reward the time, productivity, and accountability of directors. The 1995 proxy season has witnessed over 30 challenges to outside director pension plans....

View from TIAA-CREF: diversity works. (Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association)
March 22, 1995... Board diversity may be decent public policy, our critics said, but is it good business? We say it is. In a 1902 report to the New York City Tenement House Department, it was pointed out that for an inspector's job women may be hired for less...

Becoming boardworthy. (board of directors)
March 22, 1995... It is not enough for a candidate to simply represent diversity. There must be a solid record of accomplishment. What are boards looking for in a diverse candidate? What is some good advice for female executives who want to serve on a corporate...

Facilitating the search for outside directors.
March 22, 1995... It wasn't all that many years ago that openings on corporate boards of directors were filled in a month or less. The chairman or chief executive of the corporation (usually one and the same) would do one of two things. First, he'd look at his...

A source of vital relationships. (minority board of directors)
March 22, 1995... Most minority directors also bring a network of national and international contacts that no one else on the board possesses. Let's begin by setting aside for the moment the many civic reasons for creating and maintaining ethnic diversity on...

The winning ways of product leaders. (product development)
March 22, 1995... Champions of product development have mastered the three principles of people management, business structure, and development procedures. Volumes have been written on how to turn an apparently hapless product development process into a...

Women directors: a CEO priority.
March 22, 1995... The numbers and the comments show that CEOs are waking up to the expertise brought to the boardroom by women. The 1994 Catalyst Census of Female Directors of the Fortune 500/Service 500 found a 14% increase over the previous year in the number...