Management - general
Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel to step down over December data breach
06 May 2014
The chief executive of US retail chain Target has become the first boss of a major corporation to lose his job because of data theft
Toyota moving US headquarters to Plano, Texas
28 Apr 2014
Mark Fields to succeed Alan Mulally as next Ford chief
22 Apr 2014
With Ford Motor CEO Alan Mulally set to retire, chief operating officer Mark Fields is all set to take over
Ex Apple chief John Scully regrets ousting Steve Jobs
19 Apr 2014
John Sculley, who was instrumental in Steve Jobs' ouster from Apple in 1986, says in hindsight Jobs' removal had not been such a good idea
7 Myths of CEO Succession: are boards taking the right steps to find the next CEO?
16 Apr 2014
The CEO’s departure is, sooner or later, inevitable – but are companies prepared for it?
Jeff Bezos motivates Amazon employees by offering cash to quit
15 Apr 2014
The offer is a carrot to help staff resolve the question whether they would be better off working elsewhere
Tesco chief under pressure amid falling profits
14 Apr 2014
2013 CEO performance evaluation survey
05 Apr 2014
A new study conducted by the Center for Leadership Development and Research at Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford University’s Rock Center for Corporate Governance, and The Miles Group reveals that boardrooms are giving poor grades to CEOs for their mentoring skills and board engagement – but still prioritise financial performance above all else.
Moral standards weaken under financial stress
04 Apr 2014
VCs invest better in start-ups by entrepreneurs of same ethnicity
29 Mar 2014
VCs are systematically more likely to invest in start-ups when the VC and start-up have top-level executives of the same ethnicity
US district court okays employee lawsuit against tech firms
29 Mar 2014
The class-action lawsuit accused the companies of a conspiracy to eliminate competitive hiring and keeping wages artificially low
US district court okays employee lawsuit against tech firms
29 Mar 2014
The class-action lawsuit accused the companies of a conspiracy to eliminate competitive hiring and keeping wages artificially low
US district court okays employee lawsuit against tech firms
29 Mar 2014
The class-action lawsuit accused the companies of a conspiracy to eliminate competitive hiring and keeping wages artificially low
US district court okays employee lawsuit against tech firms
29 Mar 2014
The class-action lawsuit accused the companies of a conspiracy to eliminate competitive hiring and keeping wages artificially low
Infosys to have nine executive officers
28 Mar 2014
Sahara turns to employees for Rs10,000-cr needed to bail out Subrata Roy
28 Mar 2014
In a letter sent to its employees, Sahara Group is reported to have requested a minimum contribution of Rs1,00,000 from each employee towards the bail amount of Rs10,000 crore
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