Category: governance
Satyam, corporate governance and emerging markets
Perhaps the most tragic thing about the Satyam saga is the name of the company. Satyam means ‘the truth’ and the company’s fortunes have …
Trust as 'social currency'
Working on the cusp of regulation, investment and strategy, I often think about the role of trust in the information flows that inform investment …
Democracy 2.0?
The term ‘Web 2.0’ has been in use for over 5 years now, although there is some – irrelevant in my view – dispute …
Exemplar organisations, moral dilemmas and academic freedom
Marginal Revolution writes about a new NBER paper from Roland Fryer and Freakonomist Steven Levitt. The summary says (full text of the paper here): …