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Governance and Accountability - New Approaches to Auditing the Managerial Leadership System - Presented 2009-08-11-14 - http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Companies/Sandia/Sandia-Governance.pdf
The Institute of Internal Auditors - Established in 1941, The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) is an international professional association of more than 130,000 members with global headquarters in Altamonte Springs, Fla., United States. Throughout the world, The IIA is recognized as the internal audit profession's leader in certification, education, research, and technological guidance. Website http://www.theiia.org/download.cfm?file=83632
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board - The PCAOB is a nonprofit corporation established by Congress to oversee the audits of public companies in order to protect the interests of investors and further the public interest in the preparation of informative, accurate and independent audit reports. The PCAOB also oversees the audits of broker-dealers, including compliance reports filed pursuant to federal securities laws, to promote investor protection. http://pcaobus.org/Pages/default.aspx
The Board's Role in Shaping Strategy - from Directors Monthly Nov 2008 - http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Charters/Governance/The-Boards-Role-In-Shaping-Strategy.pdf
The Board's Role in Strategy: Research and Action Points - from Directors Monthly Jan 2009. http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Charters/Governance/The-Boards-Role-In-Strategy.pdf
CalPERS Corporate Governance - http://www.calpers-governance.org/principles/home
Committee Evaluation Form - Midwest ISO - Boards - Governance - form used by the Midwest ISO Board for self-evaluation - http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Companies/MidwestISO/Committee-Evaluation-Form-MidwestISO-Governance.doc
Compliance Week - A Weekly Newsletter On Corporate Governance, Risk And Compliance. Subscription required to gain access to articles.
The Conference Board - The Conference Board is a global, independent business membership and research association working in the public interest. Our mission is unique: To provide the world's leading organizations with the practical knowledge they need to improve their performance and better serve society. http://www.conference-board.org/
CorpGov.net - Since 1995 the Corporate Governance site at CorpGov.net has facilitated the ability of institutional and individual shareowners to better govern corporations, enhancing both corporate accountability and the creation of wealth. News/commentary, links, corporate governance definitions and advocacy geared to the active investor. Subscribe to the publications of our stakeholders. CorpGov.net is supported by ad revenue, as well as the publisher’s speaking engagements, and consulting contracts on corporate governance. http://corpgov.proxyexchange.org
Council of Institutional Investors - a U.S. shareowner-rights organization. It is a not-for-profit association of 130 public, labor, and corporate pension funds with assets exceeding $3 trillion. The Council works to educate members and the public about corporate governance, and to advocate for strong governance standards on issues ranging from executive compensation to the election of corporate directors. http://www.cii.org/
Governance - Governance is the leading international monthly newsletter on issues of corporate governance, boardroom performance and shareholder activism. http://www.governance.co.uk
The Governance Institute - The Governance Institute provides trusted, independent information and resources to board members, healthcare executives, and physician leaders in support of their efforts to lead and govern their organizations. The Governance Institute is a membership organization serving not-for-profit hospital and health system boards of directors, executives, and physician leadership. Membership services are provided through research and publications, conferences, Webinars, and advisory services. In addition to its membership services, The Governance Institute conducts research studies, tracks healthcare industry trends, and showcases governance practices of leading healthcare boards across the country. First-rate governance education is crucial to the development of your board members. Membership with The Governance Institute will give you access to board-specific tools, resources, and customized research that will elevate your board meetings and equip your board for success. http://www.governanceinstitute.com
GovernanceMetrics International - GMI was formed in April 2000 by a small group of people who recognized the need for a new, easy-to-use tool to monitor corporate governance. http://www.gmiratings.com
The Journal of Management & Governance - The Journal of Management and Governance (JMG) is dedicated to advancing the understanding of corporate governance issues within and throughout privately-held firms, publicly-held corporations and government-controlled organizations. The journal is devoted to exploring the links between management and governance through both theoretical analyses and empirical investigations to improve the understanding of all the rules, codes, principles, practices, processes, mechanisms, structure and relationships, as well as institutions, networks and individuals affecting the way firms and organizations are managed, administered and controlled. Analyzed are strategies and decision-making; accounting, reporting and information control; measurement issues in governance; relational, cognitive and behavioural based; institutional economics. Contributions from all areas of business administration (accounting and control, general and strategic management, organizational theory and behaviour, finance and banking) and manuscripts concerning both the private and the public sectors are welcome to the extent that they contribute to these general issues and to the understanding of governance thus broadly defined. http://www.springer.com/business+%26+management/business+for+professionals/journal/10997
Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals - founded in 1946 as the American Society of Corporate Secretaries, has over 3,800 members representing approximately 2,600 companies. Its members deal with public disclosure under the securities laws and matters affecting corporate governance, including the structure and meetings of the Board of Directors and its committees, the proxy process and the annual meeting of shareholders and shareholder relations, particularly with large institutional owners. Website
United National Global Compact - The United Nations Global Compact is a strategic policy initiative for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. Company website - http://www.unglobalcompact.org/
Wikipedia - Corporate Governance - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_governance