Reforming Corporate Governance
Ralph Nader和Kenneth R. Andrews在商业伦理会议上辩论董事会的道德责任:Nader主张董事会应对股东、员工和社会更开放负责,Andrews则认为最终责任在CEO而非董事会。
In their presentations to the Fifth Annual Conference on Business Ethics, Ralph Nader and Kenneth R. Andrews address the issue of the ethical responsibility of the corporate board. Nader insists that the boards of American corporations must become more open and responsive to their shareholders, employees, industries, and society as a whole in order to regain public confidence in management status and actions. Andrews, however, points out the difficulty in ascribing the board's ethical responsibility to particular constituents in view of constant changes in the makeup of shareholders, employee needs, and societal preferences. Andrews claims the ultimate responsibility for the ethical conduct of a company rests with its chief executive officer and not its board.