Similar Articles

Browse Main Topics:

Business
Computers & Electronics
Education & Reference
Entertainment & Leisure
Family & Home
Finance & Investment
Health
Internet
Pets & Animals
Science & Technology
Society, Politics & Culture
Sports & Recreation

Similar Articles

The Motley Fool May 30, 2006 Rich Duprey	Home Depot Abdicates Responsibility When management and directors abdicate their responsibilities, what can shareholders do? Either oust management and the board, or oust the stock from your portfolio.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2007 Rich Duprey	Home Depot Gets Religion The board of directors requires a two-thirds vote to approve CEO pay. Now let's see what else its members can come up with to restore investor confidence in their ability to lead Home Depot forward.
BusinessWeek January 15, 2007 Brian Grow	Out At Home Depot Behind the flame out of controversial CEO Bob Nardelli.
The Motley Fool January 3, 2007 Rich Duprey	CEO Job Under Construction at Home Depot Chairman and CEO Bob Nardelli resigns. But is real change on the way? Investors, take note.
Job Journal February 25, 2007 Michael Kinsman	Career Pros:Sports Stars Can't Compete with Overpaid CEOs Can America bring it's high-flying CEOs down to earth?
BusinessWeek June 11, 2007 Jena McGregor	Activist Investors Get More Respect Boards are listening, and shareholder proposals are making headway.
The Motley Fool August 27, 2007 Seth Jayson	Another Failure for Home Depot So why are shareholders celebrating? Home Depot gets rid of its Supply business, but still fails shareholders by developing short-sighted, entirely reactive business plans.
U.S. Banker June 2006 Rebecca Sausner	Corporate Governance: Ready, Aim and Fire: Shareholders Get Armed A fairly new proposal on the ballot at some institutions includes moves to require an advisory shareholder vote on compensation committee pay reports, with Merrill Lynch, Countrywide Financial and U.S. Bancorp facing votes on this issue.
The Motley Fool January 8, 2007 Rich Duprey	Is CEO Pay Really Out of Whack? Their companies' performance may be faltering, but CEOs' pay packages sure aren't. Is this a new era of corporate greed? What does it mean to shareholders?
BusinessWeek January 15, 2007 Jena McGregor	This Proxy Season, Expect A Brawl Add up shareholder anger over the backdating scandal, a slate of new rules on executive pay disclosure, increasing pressure from activist hedge funds, and more companies requiring directors to be elected by a majority shareholder vote, and a tempestuous proxy period lies ahead.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2006	Foolish Mid-Year Review: Grabbing Investors' Attention Backdating, hedge funds, and Home Depot made up the more memorable -- and infamous -- moments of early '06. Home Depot Abdicates Responsibility by Rich Duprey... Listen, Learn, Change by Ryan Fuhrmann... etc.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2006 Seth Jayson	Dueling Fools: Home Depot Bear With economic pressures mounting, growth stagnating, and management that's accountable to no one, there are plenty of good reasons for investors to stay out of Home Depot.
The Motley Fool February 20, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Get Out and Vote! Proxy voting lets your shareholder voice be heard.
The Motley Fool January 10, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	The Vilification of Bob Nardelli, Part 1 The much-hated boss of Home Depot is gone. Is Home Depot a good opportunity for investors today now that Nardelli is gone? Or is there another lesson to learn from this saga?
The Motley Fool August 8, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Quick Take: Nardelli at Chrysler Makes Sense Bob Nardelli is roundly disliked for his deeds at Home Depot, but maybe he has the right background for his new job as CEO at Chrysler.
The Motley Fool April 12, 2007 Rich Duprey	Goodyear: Management 3, Reform 0 Unions' and shareholders' proposals get torpedoed at the tiremaker's annual meeting. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2007 Rich Duprey	Home Depot Trims CEO Salary Frank Blake draws a more modest paycheck than his much-criticized predecessor. He "gets" that investors in Home Depot are fed up with the board of directors giving away their wealth to the CEO.
U.S. Banker May 2007 Karen Krebsbach	Executive Pay, Still in the Hot Seat Shareholders are trying to gain more influence on executive pay as more resolutions hit the agenda at firms' annual meetings. But passage is proving to be tough.
The Motley Fool February 7, 2007 Tom Taulli	Repair Work for Home Depot Extending the olive branch to shareholders is the first step. The next is bringing back growth.
The Motley Fool November 12, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Shareholders Are Winning ... Slowly CEO overcompensation is gradually being challenged in corporate America by shareholders, through resolutions and annual meeting proposals.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	The Vilification of Bob Nardelli, Part 2 What can investors learn from the departure of Home Depot's boss?
The Motley Fool September 14, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Dueling Fools: Home Depot Bull Rebuttal Investors, despite short-term woes, Home Depot's still going strong.
The Motley Fool February 27, 2008 Rich Duprey	A Backhanded Defense of CEO Pay Congress is hosting a tete-a-tete for the heads or former heads of Countrywide, Merrill Lynch, and Citigroup to discuss how they could reap such windfalls in the face of their company's failures.
CFO April 1, 2009 Kate Plourd	Stocks Down, Voices Raised Their sights fixed on executive compensation, shareholders seek a say on pay and pay-for-performance policies.
The Motley Fool September 17, 2007 Selena Maranjian	The SEC May Shut You Up If you want to keep the right to influence your companies, let the SEC know. The SEC has recently proposed changing rules for shareholders -- in ways that don't seem to protect them at all.
The Motley Fool May 14, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Shareholders Take Action Here are some tips on how to make a difference with your holdings.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2007 Anders Bylund	Duel Revisited: Dusting Off Home Depot Let's look back at the bull and bear views of Home Depot one year ago. Much has changed at the company. But is it different enough yet?
The Motley Fool June 30, 2005 John Reeves	Dueling Fools: Home Depot Bear Home Depot is a broken home. I hope my pessimism is misplaced and that investors in this stock reap the gains that so many observers are forecasting.
Bank Director 3rd Quarter 2009	Compensation at the Fore In this sampling of bank directors' opinions on the hot topics of the day, we look at issues related to executive compensation.
The Motley Fool May 6, 2008 Alyce Lomax	When Shareholders Speak ... AFLAC Listens The insurance company blazes a trail in letting shareholders have a say on management's pay.
BusinessWeek November 17, 2003 David Henry	Mutual Funds: Tossing Out The Rubber Stamp A new SEC rule that takes effect next year will require mutual funds to disclose how they vote on proxies for the stocks they own. The rule is intended to keep funds from siding with management to gain 401(k) business. How will this affect corporate governance?
The Motley Fool May 28, 2008 Selena Maranjian	CEO Pay: It Just Makes No Sense Let's let the laws of supply and demand work.
The Motley Fool May 30, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Shareholders Step on the Gas Shareholders are indeed owners, and that should mean having a voice and advocating for change as needed. Maybe that's why corporate governance issues appear to be gaining momentum.
The Motley Fool May 5, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Think Twice Before Agreeing With Management Did you know that companies in which you own stock may be doing things you don't like, and you may be giving them your blessing? Investors, proxy voting probably doesn't work the way you think it does.
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 Louis Lavelle	A Simple Way To Make Boards Behave Requiring directors to win a majority of votes would give shareholders more say. Investors at as many as 100 companies will vote on nonbinding shareholder resolutions urging those companies to adopt majority voting.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	CEOs, Watch Those Ratios Some CEOs are coming under fire for share prices that were pumped up before their arrival. Home Depot's Bob Nardelli exemplifies this and investors should better understand the dynamics of the situation.
The Motley Fool April 2, 2007 Alyce Lomax	The Truth About CEO Compensation While CEOs fulfill very important roles, they should remember that they are employees, too. They must answer to shareholders, instead of their own greed and hubris.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2010 Alex Pape	Picking Through Wall Street's Trash: The Home Depot Home Depot, led by a capable CEO very much in touch with the business, is making all the right moves.
HBS Working Knowledge July 5, 2006 Joseph Hinsey	Corporate Governance Activists are Headed in the Wrong Direction Corporate governance reformers are pushing the idea of majority voting for directors. But that solution won't produce the desired outcome. The answer? Keep CEOs and board chairs separate.
BusinessWeek January 15, 2007 Hindo & Byrnes	A Sharper Edge At Lowe's A new CEO will have to execute just as Home Depot's archrival Lowe's Companies ramps up its assault on the Atlanta company's bread-and-butter business.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2004 Tim Beyers	Don't Waste Your Vote Every year, as a shareholder, you're given the chance to have a say in how the companies you own are run. Don't blow it. Vote.
The Motley Fool August 10, 2007 Rich Duprey	Nardelli Back in the Driver's Seat It will be interesting to watch new Chrysler CEO, Robert Nardelli, fresh from Home Depot, begin his drive to revamp the automobile manufacturer.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Quick Take: CEO Compensation Bill Is a No-Brainer Congressman Frank's proposed, shareholder-friendly bill is nothing that other countries aren't already doing.
BusinessWeek August 9, 2004 Amy Borrus	At The SEC, The Agony Of Compromise Chairman Donaldson is finding a deal on proxy reform elusive in an election year. Yet, despite competing pressures, his resolve shows no sign of waning.
HBS Working Knowledge August 9, 2004 Lucian A. Bebchuk	Bring Shareholders into the Board Room How can we improve board performance? One way is by reducing the extent to which boards are insulated from, and unaccountable to, shareholders.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2004 Bill Mann	The Hollinger Hypocrite You want to know what some executives really think of shareholders? Ousted Hollinger chairman Conrad Black calls his shareholders "a bunch of self-righteous hypocrites and ingrates who give us no credit."
The Motley Fool October 21, 2011	A Brief History of Home Depot's Returns Home Depot shares returned just 10% over the past decade. How'd they get there?
Knowledge@Wharton May 21, 2003	Do Shareholders Have the Clout to Rein in Excessive Executive Pay? What can/should be done about extravagant pay packages for CEOs and other executives, which sometimes result in huge pay increases even while the stock is falling?
BusinessWeek January 15, 2007 Diane Brady	"Being Mean Is So Last Millennium" With likability a buzzword among CEO headhunters, it can make all the difference.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Dueling Fools: Home Depot Bull Rebuttal Home Depot has been building great things for years. Investors, this is not your father's Home Depot!