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    IMD Global Board Center

    Helping boards reach their full potential

    Long-term organization success hinges on a strong board and good corporate governance. The Global Board Center undertakes pioneering research into the diverse dimensions of governance and is viewed as a global benchmark for promoting advanced corporate governance thought and practices.

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    Wrongdoing in publicly listed family- and nonfamily-owned firms: A behavioral perspective

    by Smulowitz, Stephen Cossin, Didier De Massis Alfredo, and Lu Abraham Hongze, Sage Journals (July 2023)

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    Female board membership and stakeholder strategy: Consistency under complexity and uncertainty

    by Smulowitz Malgorzata and Smulowitz Stephen, Sage Journals (April 2023)

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    Striking the right balance on executive pay

    by Smulowitz Stephen, I by IMD (October 2022)

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    Board lessons from Peter Maurer

    In this edition of the High Performance Boards Conversation Series, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Peter Maurer, explains specific challenges that concern humanitarian organizations like his own.

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    Sage Journals
    Wrongdoing in publicly listed family- and nonfamily-owned firms: A behavioral perspective
    By Stephen Smulowitz, Didier Cossin, Abraham Hongze Lu and Alfredo De Massis
    01 July 2023
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    Sage Journals
    Female board membership and stakeholder strategy: Consistency under complexity and uncertainty
    By Malgorzata Smulowitz and Stephen Smulowitz
    10 April 2023
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    ScienceDirect
    Predicting employee wrongdoing: The complementary effect of CEO option pay and the pay gap
    By Stephen Smulowitz and Juan Almandoz
    01 February 2021
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    From the hospital to the boardroom – the journey of two women entrepreneurs
    From the hospital to the boardroom – the journey of two women entrepreneurs

    How alumni-funded scholarships gave two medical doctors the skills to lead their startups to the next stage of success.

    30 September 2022
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    News Stories
    The top seven priorities for boards

    Boards can play a vital role in keeping companies healthy during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond if they follow these steps, says Nestlé Chairman Paul Bulcke.

    4 September 2020
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    Board lessons from humanitarian governance

    Guns, germs and geopolitics lead the concerns of non-profit boards, says Peter Maurer, President of the ICRC, but they should not overshadow how the organization is run.

    17 July 2020
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    Case study
    Commonwealth Bank of Australia: Accommodating ATMs

    When Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) installed intelligent deposit machines (IDMs) it did so to make banking more convenient and save time for customers. Cash deposited was counted…

    By Didier Cossin and Mopesola Ogunsulire
    01 April 2022
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    Credit Suisse: Lackadaisical about risk

    When Archegos, a low-profile family office, lost money on its holding of ViacomCBS shares in March 2021, it faced margin calls it could not meet, forcing it to unwind its positions. Banks with…

    By Didier Cossin and Mopesola Ogunsulire
    01 April 2022
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    Barclays: Culture is more than just a word

    During the financial crisis of 2007-2008, Barclays manipulated LIBOR down by submitting artificially low rates to make itself look less risky. Traders also manipulated the rate for personal gain…

    By Didier Cossin and Mopesola Ogunsulire
    01 April 2022
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