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Accountability for Satyam's Auditors
Satyam's auditors were responsible for proactive audit work which they, by their own admission, did not conduct. A close look at the company's balance sheet shows why.
In Praise of Gender Bias
In the early days of microfinance, a significant gender bias emerged among borrowers and persists today: approximately seven out of 10 borrowers are women. The jury is still out, but I think this is one case in which we should embrace gender bias.
Is It Time For a Super-Regulator?
What can be done to overhaul financial regulation? A new report from the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation outlines 57 specific recommendations, including the creation of new financial oversight agency.
Female Leadership Brings Strong Performance
Research from Professor David Gaddis Ross indicates that having a higher percentage of women in senior management positions equates to better firm performance.
The MBA Class of 2009 Graduates
More than 700 new MBAs lined up on the west side of Uris Hall on the morning of May 20, 2009 to start the procession for the 255th Commencement of Columbia University. View the photo slideshow.
99 Ways to Be a Social Entrepreneur
Naif al Mutawa '03 was recently honored with the Social Entrepreneur Award in the Middle East from the Schwab Foundation. Public Offering spoke with him about how his comic book company is a social enterprise.
Management Advice for Newspapers
"You have to focus on your competitive advantage, which is local," says Jonathan Knee, director of the media program, about the future of the newspaper business.
"The Greatest Things Came from the People I Met"
"I am honored to be a member of the Class of 2009. Individually, you are as talented and driven as anyone I have ever met. Together, we are even better."
The Value of Trust: My Weekend with Warren Buffett (and 35,000 Other Adoring Fans)
I could have sworn I was at a rock show, not an annual meeting. Yet there I stood outside the Qwest Center in Omaha, Nebraska at 6 a.m.