Commentary on Wall Street – Main Street relations…and attitudes…and polling results. First read the classic work, “Other People’s Money” by Louis Brandeis (published 1933). (Subtitled, &#... [more]
Category Archives: Accountability
Comment on – Aetna Will Fully Disclose Doctor Ranking Program
We’ve said it here in this space before — keep your eye on Attorney General Andrew Cuomo in New York State. Politically attuned, focused, risk-taker (taking on bigger opponents), experienced (he ran HUD in the Clinton ... [more]
Comment on – Yahoo To Pay Chinese Families; It Settles With Relatives Of Journalists Jailed For Dissent After It Revealed Their Names To Police.
Re: Yahoo! and its current problems with disclosure of confidential customer information about users (journalists) to China officialdom. We still are a nation based on the rule of law and Yahoo! enjoys tremendous benefits doing bu... [more]
Comment on – Safety Panel’s Chief Says Taking Paid-for Trips Is Good Policy; She Tells Congress That When Regulated Firms Pick Up The Tab, It Saves Resources For Testing And Education On Standards.
“Optics” — a popular new buzzword in business circles — meaning the appearance of things and the impressions made…the optics of this are troubling. There are legal aspects to government officia... [more]
Comment on – Yahoo Execs Apologize For China Role; Company Revealed Dissident’s Web Work
So CEOs and “C” suite execs, here’s your question of the day — Do we center our organization and develop and refine its group and individual behaviors around a values system — being truthful, a... [more]
Comment on – Trade Pacts Have Paved Way For Toxic Toys
This opinion piece (“op-ed”) by Jesse Jackson in the Chicago Sun-Times is very direct (you know what he is unhappy about) and makes some very powerful arguments. No matter your politics, no matter your ideological comp... [more]
Comment on – Rock Testifies Before Congress on Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis
As our reader, “lethal at debt prison” (love it!) notes below, folks are nervous about subprime. And with good reason — this is a very serious situation. We would like to point you to our other Web platfor... [more]
Comment 2 on – SEC Requiring XBRL To Help All Investors Learn Firms’ ABCs Financial Data Easier To Use The Technology Is Putting Complex Financial Reports Into An Interactive Format
on the posting by a reader: We respect the opinions of our readers who weigh in on news or commentary published here. We invite comments to help readers put stories (and opinions) in context, and to put in public view numerous poi... [more]
Comment on – “Choosing Business Leaders with Integrity”
November 1, 2007 – We welcome Kenny Moore to the roster of commentators regularly providing their views on Accountability Central. Kenny is a remarkable individual — you have to read his book (“CEO and the Monk&#... [more]
Comment on – MARKETS; Merrill CEO Departs With $160 Million; His Compensation Receives Scrutiny After He Becomes A Casualty Of The Sub-prime Crisis
A few footnotes to the Merrill Lynch / O’Neal story…and CEO compensation in general… As founders and the founding families of today’s giant, modern corporations — the Merrills of Merrill Lynch,... [more]
