‘Corporate Governance’ Archive

The Shareholder Say-on-Pay Frequency Vote: What Frequency Should a Board Recommend? March 1, 2011 3 Comments

This posting results from a series of posts and responses in the blogosphere regarding what a board should recommend when it comes to the “frequency vote” (the say-on-pay shareholder advisory vote) this proxy season.  Some context for this blogospheric brouhaha is in order: First, Mark Borges and Broc Romanek, both of whom are greatly respected [...]

Internal Control Tip of the Week – Control Environment July 22, 2009 No Comments

An important preventive control within the control environment is the company’s employee handbook. The handbook provides written guidance to all employees of the company’s policies and may also contain methods to report violations of the company’s code of conduct or deviations from handbook guidelines. (Click on the title to read more.) – Abigail Grenfell