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corporate governance
mechanisms, processes and relations by which corporations are controlled and operated
chief operating officer
executive position
environmental, social and corporate governance
sustainability investment criteria
supervisory board
superior corporate board in a two-tier board system
director general
title given to the highest executive officer in some organizations
president
leader of an organization
advisory board
body providing strategic advice to an organisation
corporate governance of information technology
subset of corporate governance focused on information technology (IT) and its performance and risk management
audit committee
operating committee of the board of directors
glass cliff
workplace phenomenon affecting women in leadership roles
activist shareholder
shareholder that uses an equity stake in a corporation to influence management
regulatory technology
business compliance technology
executive board
In German corporate governance, a Vorstand is the executive board of a corporation (public limited company). It is hierarchically subordinate to the supervisory board (Aufsichtsrat), as German company law imposes a two-tier board of directors.
hierarchical organization
organizational structure where every entity in the organization, except one, is subordinate to a single other entity
executive officer
military position
trustee
Trustee (or the holding of a trusteeship) is a legal term which, in its broadest sense, refers to anyone in a position of trust and so can refer to any individual who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility for the benefit of another. A trustee can also be a person who is allowed to do certain tasks but not able to gain income. Although in the strictest sense of the term a trustee is the holder of property on behalf of a beneficiary, the more expansive sense encompasses persons who serve, for example, on the board of trustees of an institution that operates for a ch
proxy voting
form of voting whereby some may delegate their voting power to others to vote in their absence
Better Business Bureau
American organization
partnership limited by shares
corporate designation standing for 'partnership limited by shares'
command center
place used to provide centralized command
chief product officer
or chief production officer, an executive responsible for product/production management and development
director of communications
position in both the private and public sectors
executive compensation
pay and benefits for upper management
chief scientific officer
head of scientific research operations
chief strategy officer
corporate title