By Susan Holmberg “In April, Gretchen Morgenson boldly called out the hypocrisy of BlackRock pillorying corporate short-termism while the investment giant simultaneously approved more than 96 percent of executive pay packages last fiscal year.”… [Click HERE to read the full article]
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Recognition of AIR research, opinions, and people in the media and elsewhere
Could fiscal policy changes revive U.S. economic growth?
By Institute Staff “As analysts across the industrialized world contemplate the political consequences of anemic long-term growth patterns, media and policy conversations are showing renewed interest in the question of whether the fiscal austerity policies shaped by orthodox economics are…
Why you don’t (and can’t) have a full-time ScrumMaster
By Jan Beaver “Among the most common impediments facing teams and organizations when they are attempting to adopt Scrum is the lack of a full-time ScrumMaster, Product Owner, Team Members in general, and Team Members with testing expertise in particular.”……
Bad medicine: trade deal myths of research and development
By Michel Butler “In the two previous article on trade deals and health, Bad Medicine Part 1 and Part 2, we looked at the negative impact trade deals will have on our health, how they will increase costs, could preclude pharmacare, and how…
Share buybacks do more harm than good
By Brian Gaynor “Investors love share buybacks. The announcement that a company will purchase its own shares is usually greeted with great enthusiasm and a share price appreciation. However, support for buybacks is far from universal. A number of studies…
Rx for excess: The truth behind Big Pharma spending
By Eric Reguly “Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump were outraged last fall when Turing Pharmaceuticals jacked up the price of Daraprim, a drug used to fight parasitic infections often found in AIDS patients, to $750 (all…
“International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) is pushing the limits of shareholder payouts with its latest quarterly dividend hike
By Owen Davis “Less than two weeks after reporting its 16th consecutive quarter of declining revenue, computing giant International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) on Tuesday announced an 8 percent increase in its cash dividend, raising its quarterly payout to shareholders to $1.40…
The Robber Baron versus Robin Hood of organizational purpose
By Dan Pontefract “The purpose of an organization (and business itself) has long been discussed. Some leaders — firmly ensconced on the far right — believe the purpose of an organization and its sole identity is to forever increase the magnitude of profit … and nothing…
Investors and CEO pay: The fix is still in
By Lew Daly “In this election season, reining in Wall Street is clearly a burning issue for many voters. The passion for Wall Street reform is closely wrapped up with working class anger and anxiety driven by wage stagnation and…
Efforts to reform executive compensation follow the law of unintended consequences
By Cydney Posner “Remember how “say on pay” was supposed to put the lid on soaring executive pay? And just how has that turned out? According to a study conducted by ISS affiliates, (reported in Compliance Week ) the average compensation package…
