Revolt In The Boardroom

The New Rules Of Power In Corporate America

A Murray

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HarperPaperbacks
08 December 2008

Boards & directors: role & responsibilities

Throughout the 20th century, American corporations were governed by autocratic, almost unaccountable chief executives. Their word was law, and the only check on their power was a board of directors composed of their friends and allies. Then, in a stunning reversal, a momentous series of firings deposed the heads of some of the world's best-known companies.

In Revolt in the Boardroom, Alan Murray examines the new world of corporate power. Using the access afforded to him by his influential Wall Street Journal column, Murray tells the story of three seminal board revolts: the now-famous Hewlett-Packard drama, the ousting of Boeing's Harry Stonecipher, and the deposing of one of the world's most autocratic executives, Hank Greenberg, from AIG.

By: A Murray
Imprint: HarperPaperbacks
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Annotated edition
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 139mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 214g
ISBN: 9780060882488
ISBN 10: 0060882484
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 08 December 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alan Murray is Deputy Managing Editor of The Wall Street Journal and Executive Editor of WSJ.com. He is the author of Revolt in the Boardroom.

Reviews for Revolt In The Boardroom: The New Rules Of Power In Corporate America

Draw[s] insight from even the best-known corporate blow-ups. --BusinessWeek [Murray] takes us inside the boardrooms of companies such as GM, Enron, and WorldCom during periods of crisis. --Booklist A research-rich, well-reasoned analysis of the forces that swirled together...to shake the thrones of U.S. corporate empires. --Philadelphia Inquirer Draw[s] insight from even the best-known corporate blow-ups. --BusinessWeek [Murray] takes us inside the boardrooms of companies such as GM, Enron, and WorldCom during periods of crisis. --Booklist A research-rich, well-reasoned analysis of the forces that swirled together...to shake the thrones of U.S. corporate empires. --Philadelphia Inquirer Murray provides a useful history of the corporation and its role in the USA's commercial dominance of the 20th century.--USA Today