Harvard Business

JULY 1, 2016

Corporate governance issues are constantly in the headlines. But discussions of corporate governance invariably miss the real problem: most public companies have extensive governance procedures but no governing objective. First, corporate boards must select a clear governing objective.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

If they do, as many CEOs believe, this is a serious indictment of current corporate governance arrangements and has important policy implications. It finds that companies that take a long-term view perform better on many metrics, such as employment growth and shareholder return. I am not sure what to believe in this area.

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Harvard Business

MAY 6, 2016

But one other big factor has been hiding in plain sight: The efforts of corporate-governance activists and proxy advisers, empowered by the “Say on Pay” votes mandated by Dodd-Frank reforms, to stress transparency and pay for performance. Eventually, the company’s share price nosedived.

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Martinka Consulting

OCTOBER 23, 2019

We have a government with annual deficits of $1 trillion and with a lot more “off the books” because there are non-budget items. Tip to owners – one of the top three things you can do is have solid financial systems, accurate statements, good management reports, know your KPIs, and other metrics.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

After all, “short-termism” does not correspond to any single quantifiable metric. And isn’t the focus on quarterly results a natural outgrowth of the rigorous corporate governance that keeps executives accountable? With this metric, the gap between long-term companies and the rest is even bigger.

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

The fact that profits as a share of GDP are more than 70% above their historical norm should immediately raise a question as to whether current year earnings or next year’s projected “forward earnings” should be used as a sufficient statistic for long-term cash flows and equity market valuation without any further reflection.

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LSA Global

MAY 9, 2019

It is not just the purview of finance to interpret the numbers that govern profit and loss; it behooves every employee to understand how and why the company makes money, spends money, and measures financial performance. Cash flow. To understand how one metric affects another, understand some common scenarios.

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