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Some companies compare - and cap - the CEO-to-worker pay ratio
David Brancaccio Aug 21, 2012
But many companies worry that making the executive-to-worker pay ratio public will draw scorn
Best Buy brings in a new CEO
Scott Tong Aug 20, 2012
Struggling electronics retailer Best Buy has named a new chief executive: Frenchman Hubert Joly will likely take the helm in early September.
CEOs face shorter tenures and tougher critics
Jeremy Hobson Aug 10, 2012
For shareholders and corporate boards in various industries, patience with CEOs might be wearing thinner. Data show that the average tenure of a CEO has dropped from 10 years to 8.4 years since 2000.
What reality TV can do for a CEO
Stacey Vanek Smith Aug 8, 2012
Coincidence? The head of Chiquita is the third ousted CEO since 2011 to have appeared on “Undercover Boss.” Is the show a curse or a bonus?
Volkswagen sets out to double U.S. sales
Jeff Horwich Jun 19, 2012
Volkswagen wants to sell 800,000 cars and trucks a year in the U.S. by 2018. That's an ambitious goal: it's more than twice what German automaker sells here today.
Apple CEO's public relations dividend
Adriene Hill May 25, 2012
Apple head Tim Cook says he will forgo the $75 million dividend from his company stock. It's a shrewd move at a time when corporate chiefs are under pressure for being over paid.
CEOs get a raise; average pay up 15 percent
Heidi N. Moore May 3, 2012
CEOs in the U.S. earned nearly $6 million on average, up 15 percent over last year and 28 percent the year before that.
As CEO pay rises, shareholders speak up
Jeff Tyler May 4, 2012
As general wages stagnate, CEO pay rose 10 percent last year. Shareholders are increasingly challenging the pay packages. Some boards are listening.
Are Citigroup's shareholders starting a trend?
Josh Brown Apr 18, 2012
Citigroup stock is down 0.1 percent , that after shareholders in an advisory vote said no dice to a hefty pay package for executives, including a $15 million salary for Citigroup's CEO.
The art (and business) of charisma
Kai Ryssdal Apr 13, 2012
Olivia Fox Cabane, charisma coach and author of the book, "The Charisma Myth," offers a charisma assessment.
