A new study involving extensive interviews with dozens of directors shows that they see their roles as more about supporting executives, not challenging them.
The amplified public concerns about executive pay that led to the cementing of reporting and disclosure into law, may start trend of voluntary disclosure among professional bodies.
James Lockhart, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University; Danny Donaghy, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University, and Hamish Gow, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
Two of the largest dairy cooperatives have been playing with farmers by pursuing a high price for milk when both should have taken into account fluctuations in the global dairy markets.
People who expose wrongdoing – whether it’s cruelty against animals or corporate misconduct – deserve better protection and even financial incentives to do the right thing, as the US has shown.
The sensational confessions of the car-manufacturing giant have sent shockwaves through the industry and have wider implications for the whole corporate sector.