S.L. Mintz • May 2012
Companies like to trumpet good news. But when they’re negotiating with unions that good news could be costly. A new study that focuses on Korean companies shows they can be less than forthcoming during talks.
Hong Kong may offer lessons in how to reverse the decline in smaller company IPOs, thanks to wider bid-ask spreads.
A company can get better press by appointing to its board a senior-level media executive, according to the findings of a new study.
Incentive compensation programs don’t promote corporations’ share price growth and those who say otherwise fail to measure risk properly, according to a new study.
Discount retail giant Wal-Mart has been trying to adopt green and socially responsible business practices. Allegations of long-running bribery of officials in Mexico have not helped, but the problems run deeper.
It remains to be seen how Citi will react to its shareholders say-on-pay vote. They’ll know that other shareholders have sued in this position.
With a sophistication unimaginable only a few years ago, Chinese companies are making more overseas acquisitions in a broader range of industries to gain technology and brands and move up the value chain.
In May 2005, when Abhi Talwalkar took over as CEO of LSI Corp., the company was in the doldrums. Last year LSI's revenue climbed more than 9 percent, to $2.04 billion.
At what point will policymakers start asking why corporate savings are so high and what governments can do to bring them down?
Institutional Investor Senior Writer Julie Segal talks to Larry Zimpleman, CEO of Principal Financial Group, about how the company will soon get 25 percent of its earnings from outside the U.S.
Which European firm is the best in research sales? Deutsche Bank, according to the results of our inaugural All-Europe Sales Team.
Despite economic weakness and uncertainty, the 2012 All-America Executive Team is seizing new growth opportunities even as it keeps a close eye on costs.
Establishments in Institutional Investor’s World’s Best Hotels 2011 ranking are using renovations and renewed dedication to service to fuel a rebound.