Boards adopt governance guidelines; General Motors took the lead in 1994; now, spurred by investors' pressure, every company seems to be doing it

Article Abstract:

A trend for US public companies to adopt formal, written corporate governance guidelines has emerged, and it reflects both investor pressure to improve board functioning and increased sensitivity to corporate governance. Several high-profile institutional investors have issued statements detailing the governance policies their investees should follow. There are endorsements of diversity in board membership and of director stock ownership as a means of aligning the interests of board and shareholders.

Management, Corporate governance

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Immigration regs make techies hard to hire; employers will soon be unable to obtain new H-1B visas for foreign high-tech workers

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Issues regarding the H-1B visa requirements and the annual quota for new H-1B visa holders are discussed. More than 12% of positions in the technology sector remain vacant, and tools employers should use to attract and retain foreign technology specialists are listed.

Officials and employees, Computer industry, Laws, regulations and rules, Visas, Alien labor

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Doing business the 'e-commerce' way; under new regs, government is required to use the Internet to buy goods when practicable

Article Abstract:

Federal Acquisition Regulation 4.502(b) is discussed, and requires government purchasing to be done with electronic commerce whenver cost-effective and practicable.

Technology application, Government purchasing

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