Inc.com: Articles about Corporate Governance

Scrutiny Sparks New Calls for Governance 'Top Dogs'

By Gaston Ceron | Jun 9, 2003

Amid heightened investor scrutiny, some U.S. companies are choosing to name a specific executive to carry the corporate-governance load. At Tyco In... Read story

Sarbanes-Oxley

On December 2, 2001, the Enron Corporation, a highly-respected and rapidly growing energy-trading company filed for bankruptcy. It had inflated its earnin... Read story

Sarbanes-Oxley Has Some Publics Thinking Private

By Matthew Quinn

May 20, 2004 -- The increasing cost of complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley corporate reform law has more public companies mulling going pri... Read story

Private Companies Make SarbOx Changes

By Matt Quinn

June 21, 2004 -- The Sarbanes-Oxley corporate reform laws that have forced public companies to take a long, hard look at their financial ... Read story

Sarbanes-Oxley Draws Renewed Criticism

By Laura Rich

Jan. 13, 2005 --Less than three years after the public scandals of Enron, WorldCom and Global Crossing first came to light, a group of com... Read story

SEC Offers Small Businesses Sarbox Relief

By Stephanie Clifford | Mar 14, 2005

March 14, 2005 -- Sarbanes-Oxley can be a headache for small businesses, but relief may be in sight with the extension of a key upcomin... Read story

SEC Seeks Public Input on Sarbanes-Oxley

By Jena Wuu | Aug 10, 2005

Some small businesses claim compliance too burdensome and discourages them from public offerings. Read story

What Does Sarbanes-Oxley Mean for Companies That Want to Go Public?

By Amy Feldman | Sep 1, 2005

Added costs may keep smaller businesses away. Read story

Audits, Internal

Related Terms: Accounting Methods Intern... Read story

Financial Statements

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SOX Reprieve for Small Business

By Angus Loten | Dec 12, 2007

The SEC will review rules requiring external checks on financial controls at smaller companies. Read story

Small Firms Denied Break on Sarbanes-Oxley

By Angus Loten | May 17, 2006

The SEC ruled against giving small public companies an exemption from the corporate governance law. Read story

Small Firms Get Break on Accounting Rules

By Angus Loten | Dec 13, 2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission plans to ease parts of Sarbanes-Oxley considered too burdensome. Read story

Study: Corporate Social Responsibility Growing

Apr 11, 2007

April 11, 2007 -- Four out of five businesses worldwide incorporate some form of corporate social responsibility policies in their busine... Read story

Small Businesses Looking for Bigger Say with FASB

By Matt Quinn

May 27, 2004 --Since the collapses of the likes of Enron and WorldCom and the introduction of the Sarbanes-Oxley governance laws in 2002, ... Read story

The Take At The Top

By Tim Smart | Sep 1, 1985

Gain-sharing, revenue-sharing, equity participation, and more bonus systems than you can shake a stick at -- when it comes to rewarding key employees, the da... Read story

Financial Aid

By Anne Murphy | Jun 1, 1991

New business provides advisers to the audit committees of public companies. Read story

Sarbanes-Oxley Regulations May Be Loosened

By Walter Alarkon | Dec 13, 2005

Dec. 13, 2005 --Small public companies could save millions of dollars now spent on audits required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, according to... Read story

Sarbanes-Oxley Regulations May Be Loosened

By Walter Alarkon | Dec 13, 2005

Dec. 13, 2005 --Small public companies could save millions of dollars now spent on audits required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, according to... Read story

Fiduciary Duty

Related Terms: Pension Plans ; Read story

Can't Find an Accountant?

By Amy Gunderson | Aug 1, 2005

You're not alone. Sarbanes-Oxley has so overwhelmed accountants that companies are having trouble getting their books audited. Read story

A Boardroom " Bill Of Rights"

By Ralph Ward | Apr 1, 2001

You probably hear plenty about your duties and responsibilities as a corporate director. But what about your rights as a board member? Even good governanc... Read story

Top Execs Take Home An $8,600 Raise

By Bradford W. Ketchum | Jul 1, 1981

Double-digit inflation nibbled away at a lot of paychecks last year, but not for most of the people who run smaller companies. Instead, they actually gai... Read story

The Take At The Top;

Sep 1, 1985

This report is based in part on an executive compensation survey conducted by INC. and Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., the accounting and management co... Read story

Fast-Growing Firms Feel Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley

By Matthew Phan | Jun 27, 2005

June 28, 2005 --The PricewaterhouseCoopers' Trendsetter Barometer released last week reported that 17% of the fastest growing private comp... Read story

The Take At The Top

Sep 1, 1983

Some good news, and some bad, about executive compensation. First, the good news is, the average CEO is taking home $76,200. The bad news is. . . Read story

IPOs Hit a 30-Year Low

By Max Chafkin | Sep 1, 2008

But the guy who took Google and Netscape public is not concerned Read story

Audits, External

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HP Acquires Inc. 500 Software Firm

Jun 22, 2007

Hewlett-Packard, the Palo Alto, Calif.-based IT firm, has acquired SPI Dynamics, a security-software company based in Atlanta, the company announced this ... Read story

When It's Time to Think About an IPO

By Bruce R. Evans

The decision to take your company public is far from being only numbers based. A number of critical questions can help you determine if you have the numbers ... Read story

Board of Directors

Related Terms: Sarbanes-Oxley A corporation is a... Read story

SEC Disclosure Laws and Regulations

Related Terms: Sarbanes-Oxley Companies that are... Read story

The New, Improved Nominating Committee

By Ralph Ward | Apr 1, 2000

The corporate board's nominating committee has always been a bit of an afterthought, meeting maybe once a year to discuss whether anyone knew someone who ... Read story

CEOs Are From Mars, VCs Are From Venus

By Darren Dahl | Jul 1, 2006

It's official: They see everything differently. Read story

More Than Dollars

Jun 1, 1981

Salary surveys may measure fairly precisely the going rate for a job, but few surveys can set an accurate price tag on fringe benefits, incentive plans, s... Read story

Employment Contracts

Employment contracts replace the normal hiring arrangement between employer and employee with a legal document in which the employment relationship is spe... Read story