"A battle is being fought within corporations. Shareholders want managers to make their shares as valuable as possible, managers want shareholders to leave them alone, and the board of directors is caught in the middle. The Firm Divided shows how strong boards persuade managers …
Safeway: changing the math -- The new suffragists: the fight for meaningful corporate elections -- The silence of the lions: reining in hedge funds and private equity -- Checks and imbalances: saying no to the imperial CEO -- The people's lobbyists versus private equity -- The n…
Prologue: Changes in the investment community that led to this book -- Introduction: Redefining corporate governance for the long term -- Part one. The new TSR: a framework for long-term management -- Talent rules -- The strategic imperative -- Managing risk -- Part two. Best bo…
