October 15, 2008

New York AG Cuomo launches probe into expenditures at AIG

By: MarketWatch

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is conducting a probe into allegedly "unwarranted and outrageous expenditures" at American International Group Inc. (AIG:American International Group, Inc which has...

October 15, 2008

Sexual morality and business ethics at Notre Dame

By: The Observer

Okay, I admit it, when recently visiting campus I could be mistaken for just about any other alumnus wandering his old haunts with a nostalgic gleam in his eyes. It's hard not to be impressed by this university - and I visit many...

October 15, 2008

THE FINANCIAL CRISIS / TIMES/BLOOMBERG POLL; Stricter Business Controls Sought

By: Los Angeles Times
David Pierson, Times Staff Writer

Ian Bagley thinks he pays too many taxes, says welfare rolls need to be reduced and believes the private sector usually does a better job than the public sector. But after watching the housing market collapse and the stock...

October 6, 2008

15th Annual CEO Survey Identifies Emerging Issues And Key Trends In Global Supply Chains; Reverse Globalization, Softer Revenue Forecasts And Sustainability Topped This Year's Results

By: PR Newswire

DENVER, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Results from the "2008 3PL Provider CEO Perspective" surveys were presented today by Dr. Robert Lieb, Professor of Supply Chain Management at Northeastern University, and Joe Gallick, Senior Vice...

September 25, 2008

U.S. Women's Chamber Of Commerce Study Finds Billions In Federal Contracts May Be Falsely Attributed To Spending With Women-Owned Firms; FY 2006 And FY 2007 Bush Administration Contracting Reports Grossly Overstate Spending With Women-Owned Firms; Billions Of Dollars Going To Dozens Of 'Women-Owned' Firms May Actually Have Male CEOs

By: PR Newswire

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new report prepared by the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce(TM) ( www.uswcc.org/report2.pdf ) finds that potentially billions of dollars in reported spending with...

September 24, 2008

Accountability for Internal Risks

By: Eleanor Bloxham, CEO, The Value Alliance and Corporate Governance Alliance

Clearly, as they move forward boards will need to be more intelligent in their review of both internal as well as external risks. How to do this? A framework that recognizes their responsibilities to capital providers, customers,...

October 13, 2008

Talking Ourselves Into A Depression

By: Investor's Business Daily

Economy: Feeling a bit, well, depressed? It's not surprising. Headlines around the world are filled with the D word, as if an epic global economic collapse were inevitable -- especially here in the U.S. It isn't.

No, we're not...

October 10, 2008

Financial Firms Need 'nutrition Labels'

By: Christian Science Monitor
David Peck

"Is my money safe?" That's question No. 1 for many Americans today. And it goes to the moral heart of the global financial crisis: lack of trust.

But some of this trust can be restored simply and inexpensively. My idea? What the...

October 9, 2008

SHOULDN'T SOMEONE AT WAMU PAY?

By: THE SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
BILL VIRGIN P-I columnist

"I'D APPRECIATE your thoughts," a reader writes, "on why senior executives (and corresponding board of directors) with WaMu, Wachovia, Lehman Brothers, etc. shouldn't be held criminally liable (as in the case of Enron, Adelphia,...