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Business people climbing the corporate ladder

A researcher at Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business finds a novel link between the organizational design of regulators and their enforcement actions.

Businesswomen in a hot air balloon shaped like brain

Research at Drexel’s LeBow College of Business dispels the view that executive pay rewards CEOs for good luck but does not penalize them for bad luck.

businesspeople exchanging money for contract

A Drexel LeBow study shows that investor research on the governance of companies in their portfolios puts the pressure on to make value-increasing changes.

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Research at Drexel University's LeBow College of Business points out that professional networks are powerful channels to achieve diverse Boards of Directors.

Glenn Booraem, Industry Chair of the Gupta Governance Institute

Glenn Booraem brings two decades of investment stewardship experience from one of the world’s leading investment management companies to LeBow.

Paolo Volpin, PhD, academic director of the Gupta Governance Institute

Volpin comes to LeBow from the Bayes Business School – City, University of London, where he served in several leadership roles.

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Oversight by creditors often leads to companies that violate the terms of their loan covenants performing better in the long run.

Creditor Control

David Becher and Greg Nini show that creditors have substantial power over firms merger and acquisition activities

Illustration of a person holding a bomb labeled "debt" on their back

The benefits of financial flexibility can arise from multiple sources. Here we turn to the linkages between debt and financial flexibility, particularly in light of the ongoing pandemic.

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Most nonprofit practitioners are acutely aware of the conventional financial management norms for their sector and recognize the impact that such norms may have on giving decisions by donors.

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Recently, WeWork announced that it was going public via a SPAC. WeWork was forced to withdraw its 2019 IPO largely due to concerns regarding the company’s poor governance and high valuation. What has changed?

Journey to the Boardroom Graphic

Interim Director Alyssa Abbott shares insights on navigating the journey to the boardroom.

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Elizabeth Searing, PhD, assistant professor at UT-Dallas, suggests three questions that nonprofit boards and executives can use for meaningful discussions.

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In this second of our multi-part series on capital raising during the pandemic, we examine differences in capital raised across publicly traded companies.

 Boardspeak: Executive Compensation Considerations at 2020 Year End

Alyssa Abbott joins Diane Thompson, of counsel at Cozen O'Connor, for a discussion about COVID-19’s impact on executive compensation and the potential legal ramifications as a result of modifying exec comp programs.