Compensation consultants, often hired by companies with deficient corporate governance, rarely prevent the boards of such companies from overpaying executives.

Harvard Business School Professor John Kotter on why urgency in the face of change matters — right now.

If we hate it so much, why do we all use it?

When people make commitments about the future, they are more likely to appeal to their more rational selves. According to the authors, commitment schemes modify people’s behavior more effectively than simple incentive adjustments such as “sin” taxes on cigarettes.

Booz Allen Hamilton’s sixth annual CEO Succession Study reveals that turnover among chief executives has leveled off and that they now operate in a world of more active investors and involved boards. To survive in this “new normal,” CEOs must pay attention to all of their constituents.

Rules for marketing success in the digital age

The Stanford University law professor and cyberadvocate redefines the parameters of the Internet.