TY - BOOK AU - Millstein,Ira M. TI - The activist director: lessons from the boardroom and the future of the corporation T2 - Columbia Business School publishing AV - HD2745 .M527 2017 U1 - 658.4/22 23 PY - 2017///] CY - New York PB - Columbia University Press KW - Boards of directors KW - United States KW - Directors of corporations KW - Corporate governance KW - Corporations KW - Investor relations KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bcsl-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4749062 ER -