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To Do Business There, You Need Directors With Guanxi
A lot of qualified Chinese Americans have the vitalconnections—guanxi—that will enable you to navigate the intricatecultural, political, and business mazes of the Middle Kingdom. Plus: B-school Dean, Risk-Taker, Board Member Don't Leave Home Without Them Pressing Flesh on the Factory Floor A Yank Joins a Hong Kong Board |
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Meet Some of the Local Talent
Mainland China and Hong Kong are good places to look for board members.Here are 10 suggestions—all worth talking to even if they say no. |
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Thanks... I Needed That!
Every so often a board should do a reality check on itself to make sureit knows where the money’s really coming from, where the company isheaded—and whether the board itself is up to the job. Plus: Test Your Financial Literacy |
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It's Time to Make Fairness Opinions a Lot Fairer
Face it, there is nothing just or equal about the fairness opinionsattached to most deals. Those glaring conflicts of interest are anaffront to shareholders. Let’s fix the problem. |
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A Push For Majority Rule Roils the Boardroom
Directors could lose their secure seats as activist shareholders agitate to end plurality voting. Plus: Reelected, by 38% to 62%! Board Members Who Collected Big Withhold Votes–And Why |
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Saving a Nonprofit From a Watery Grave
The headhunter and the new CEO of the troubled International Swimming Hall of Fame needed the right magnet to attract a brand-new board. So they called Mark Spitz. |