Articles from Directors & Boards (September 22, 2002)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
A pivotal role for a nonexecutive chairman: to succeed in a restructuring situation, there is a strong case to be made for engaging an outside chairman. (Spencer Stuart - Governance Letter).	Daum, Julie H.		2223
Advisory support for the board. (Board Processes).	Newquist, Scott C.		2735
Always ask the next question. (Letter from the Chairman).	Rock, Robert H.		428
Be smart in your litigation defense: avoid the common mistakes that not just make for an inefficient defense when you are in litigation but can be a recipe for disaster. (Boards and Litigation).	Coffee, Gordon A.		2862
Building Public Trust: The Future of Corporate Reporting. (Director Library).	Gillan, Kayla J.; DiPiazza, Samuel A., Jr.; Eccles, Robert G.	Book Review	1539
Directors Roster: in affiliation with Spencer Stuart--a quarterly record of new director appointments. (Spencer Stuart/Directors & Boards Directors Roster).	Porter, Martin D.		686
Governance kirisute: boards are better off studying East Asian history than governance checklists. (Quiddities).	Kaback, Hoffer		792
I want my D&B!'. (Editor's Note).			454
Is a futures committee in your future? (Corporate Strategy).	Blackwell, Roger D.		2604
Keeping the CEO 'on target': there are ways to conduct the CEO evaluation so that the CEO can be comfortable participating and the board can be candid.	Ehrlich, Clifford J.		1227
Peculiar proposals; circa 1992: beware of many of the suggestions for remedying what is supposedly wrong with governance. (In Memoriam).	Pratt, Edmund T., Jr.	Excerpt	837
Personal loans get the legislative boot: what directors need to know about the personal loan prohibition contained in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (Executive Loans).	Hartman, Thomas E.		2227
Principles-based behavior for boards. (Duties of Directors).	Cole, Thomas A.		1587
Seeing around corners: spotting problems before they become catastrophes is the special talent that directors have always needed, and will need even more so in the future. (Governance Leadership).	Augustine, Norman R.		3010
Simple, commonsense governance principles: some, apparently, too simple to apply. (Endnote).	Horton, Tom		344
Sitting ducks and decoys: responding to the increased involvement -- and exposure -- of audit committees as a magnet for company information. (Legal Brief).	Ferrara, Ralph C.; Argabright, Jennifer C.		738
Spencer Stuart/Directors & Boards Directors Roster. (A - K).			6707
Spencer Stuart/Directors & Boards Directors Roster. (K - Z).			6912
The Directors Roster. (Director Spotlight).	Porter, Martin		264
The street wakes up to governance. (Investor Accountability).	Gallo, Donald; Knez, Marc		2441
The watchdog that did not bark: can corporate directors regain their reputations as reliable guardians? (Some Things Considered).	Horton, Tom		765
Until proven guilty: ensuring that your D&O policy covers the costs of defending a criminal prosecution. (D&O Insurance Update).	Weiss, Stephen J.		836
Why CEOs fail: there are surprisingly common themes in the tales of chief executives who lead a company into troubled waters. (Performance Evaluation).	Cooper, Stephen F.		1595
Winning back the public's trust. (Governance Reform).		Interview	5019