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The public interest. 'The public interest' is used by many to justify a wide range of actions and proposals. However, it is often unclear (even to those using the term) what they mean by this, and there can be a natural suspicion that the phrase may be used as a smokescreen to garner support for something that is actually in the advocate's own interests. Acting in the public interest: a framework for analysis From a broad perspective, ICAEW does not believe that a detailed general definition would serve a useful purpose: individual circumstances are too variable and such a definition would inevitably result in unintended consequences.

What we propose in our paper is a framework of matters to consider when justifying an action as being in the public interest. We encourage feedback on the issues raised Other work In August 2010 and 2012 we hosted debate at the American Accounting Association Ethics Symposium: The Corporate Library: Corporate Governance Research. 6 Steps in Enterprise 2.0 Governance Projects - Trends in the Li. I believe that governance is at the heart of effective Enterprise 2.0 implementation. While many shy away at the term, mainly because governance is usually focused on risk and limitations, I see it differently. True governance is just as much about ensuring that opportunities are taken as it is as about containing risk. Governance, done well, is an enabler of innovation, providing parameters, guidelines and policies that address risks, and allow the greatest possible scope for experimentation and value creation.

As such most of my client work on Enterprise 2.0 is helping executives to frame governance and develop effective strategies. Advanced Human Technologies doesn’t do implementation; we work with partners for the nitty-gritty of larger projects. We believe that the greatest value creation is getting the frame right. The chapter on governance in my book Implementing Enterprise 2.0 is available for free download from the book website. 1. 2. 3.

Examples include: 4. 5. 6. Non-profits - Maximize Value from your Boar. By Matt Heinz Every non-profit I speak with wishes they could get more value from their Board of Directors. It's not that their directors aren't engaged or interested, it's just often difficult to get more of their time and specific, focused attention in between board meetings. Here are several recommendations for how nonprofits (and any organization with board members and advisors) can get more value from these important partners. Give them smaller, contained tasks: Make it easier for them to execute, and get things done for you. Big multi-stage projects can be intimidating to tackle, but if you break those requests into smaller, more attainable tasks, things will get done more quicklyTap into their networks: Find out who they know, and how they can help you.

Matt Heinz is principal at Heinz Marketing, a sales & marketing consulting firm helping businesses increase customers and revenue. Labels: Management, marketing, Matt Heinz. Corporate Governance Principles 2004 - OECD. How To Build A Good Board. I’ve been sitting on early stage company boards for over 15 years now and I’ve been on plenty of bad boards and good boards. As I’ve learned the difference between the two, I’ve insisted on certain things when we negotiate the composition of the board. That has significantly increased the number of good boards I am on.

Here are the 10 key things I’ve learned (plus one because it’s hard to stop at 10). They are all appropriate for an early stage company board, but maybe not all are appropriae as a company gets much larger. 1 – Have at least one founder on the board. Many VCs like to move the founders out of the way. 2 – Keep the number of VCs on the board to two or three. 3 – Local board members are better. 4 – Have at least one and ideally two industry insiders on the board who are independent of the founders and the VCs. 5 – Do the meetings first thing in the morning when people are fresh. 6 – Bring the senior management to the board meetings.

The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financi. Editor’s Note: The following post comes to us from Guido Rossi, former Chairman of the Consob (Italian SEC), and Marco Ventoruzzo of Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law, and Bocconi University. A recent and groundbreaking decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasburg might shatter the entire structure of the Italian and European regulation of market abuse (insider trading and market manipulations). The case is “Grand Stevens and others v. Italy”, and was decided on March 4, 2014. The facts can be briefly summarized as follows. In 2005, the corporations that controlled the car manufacturer Fiat, renegotiated a financial contract (equity swap) with Merrill Lynch.

One of the goals of the agreement was to maintain control over Fiat without being required to launch a mandatory tender offer. …continue reading: European Court of Human Rights Shakes Insider Trading Rules.