Feb 23rd, 2005 · A recent Executive Leadership Council study shows that African Americans make up about 8 percent of the boards of Fortune 500 companies. Those positions are significant because the board drives major corporate decisions such as hiring a CEO. Joining NPR's Ed Gordon to discuss the influence and growth of black board members is Earl G. Graves, Sr., founder and publisher of Black Enterprise magazine.
Feb 23rd, 2005 · There are just eight female CEOs at Fortune 500 companies. New York University business school professor Sheila Wellington talks about why there are so few women in the highest ranks of corporate America.
Feb 10th, 2005 · NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about the decline of zealous corporate oversight in the post-Enron era. The chairman of the SEC says some regulations may be relaxed.
Feb 9th, 2005 · NPR's Madeleine Brand talks with Carol Loomis of Fortune magazine about the resignation of Carly Fiorina from her post as CEO and chairman of Hewlett-Packard. Fiorina has been one of the highest profile women in corporate America.
Feb 8th, 2005 · Internet search engine Google says it is deciding whether to appeal a decision by a French court that has implications for its lucrative advertising model. The court ordered Google to stop displaying ads for competitors of Louis Vuitton when users searched for the luxury goods maker. There are similar cases being brought in the United States.
Feb 8th, 2005 · Corporate mergers appear to be making a comeback. Recently, Procter & Gamble announced intentions to merge with Gillette, as did SBC Communications and AT&T, and Sears with K-Mart. Some argue that plans for large corporate mergers nearly always underestimate the dangers involved.
Jan 26th, 2005 · The traditional order of corporate America, with younger workers reporting to older bosses, is often turned on its head these days. The trend is the spark for the comedy In Good Company. As NPR's Frank Langfitt reports, the phenomenon isn't merely in the movies.
Jan 25th, 2005 · The corporate fraud trial of Richard Scrushy begins Tuesday in Birmingham, Ala. The former CEO of Healthsouth is accused of inflating the company's earnings by more than $2.5 billion. Scrushy is the first CEO tried under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which required him to certify the company's financial statements.