The activist director :

Millstein, Ira M.,

The activist director : lessons from the boardroom and the future of the corporation / Ira M. Millstein. - 1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations. - Columbia Business School publishing . - Columbia Business School series. .

Includes index.

A mess that can't be fixed? -- The board-centric imperative -- Revolt in the boardroom: the story of General Motors -- General Motors as catalyst -- Drexel: the most feared firm on Wall Street -- Dead broke: New York City's 1970s fiscal crisis -- Lights out: the Con-Ed blackout -- Shedding light on shadow government in New York State -- Planned Parenthood: a corporate governance success story -- Conclusion.

9780231543569 (e-book)


Boards of directors--United States.
Directors of corporations--United States.
Corporate governance--United States.
Corporations--Investor relations--United States.


Electronic books.

HD2745 / .M527 2017

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