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A Board in Need of an Emily Post

Date: September 7, 2006

Author: Julie Ann Creswell

QUOTE: The talk yesterday among advisers to corporate America was this: Should what happens in the boardroom stay in the boardroom?...experts argued there could be times and places when there might be some justification for nonfinancial information to be leaked to the news media, including times when the board is struggling with a strong, imperialistic chief executive.

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Article MetaInformation:

Key People:

• Prof. Stephen Bainbridge Esq.
• Professor Joseph A. Grundfest
• Ms. Carleton "Carly" S. Fiorina

Key Organizations:

• Compaq Computer Corporation
• Hewlett-Packard Company (HP)
• New York Times Company
• Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
• University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA )

Subject & Geographic Categories:

• Abstract Principles
  • Information
    • Truth / Honesty / Lying / Cheating
      • Hide/Mislead
        • Disclosure/Conflicts of Interest
          • Disclosure/Conflict of Interest (Individual)
            • Confidential/Privileged
          • Disclosure/Conflict of Interest (Organizational)
  • Tactics

• Businesses & Organizations
  • Industry-Specific Issues
    • Equipment/Devices
      • Computer Hardware
  • Organizational Behavior/Culture
    • Leadership / Management
  • Organizational Structure
    • Corporate Directors

• Media & Journalism
  • Manipulation / Propaganda / Leaks

• North America
  • United States of America/USA

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