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Research

Our research spans these topics: general principles, board of directors, leadership and succession planning, compensation, audit and risk, shareholders, and proxy advisory.

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Stanford Closer Look Series

Short studies on topics, issues, and controversies in corporate governance.

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Surveys

Insight into current issues and practices of leading organizations.

Recent Closer Looks

What Can For-Profit and Nonprofit Boards Learn from Each Other About Improving Governance?

Nicholas E. Donatiello, David F. Larcker, Brian Tayan
Stanford Closer Look Series. April 28, 2015. Pages 1 – 8.

How Important Is Culture?: An Inside Look at Keller Williams Realty

David F. Larcker, Brian Tayan
Stanford Closer Look Series. April 16, 2015. Pages 1 – 9.

The Ideal Proxy Statement

David F. Larcker, Brian Tayan
Stanford Closer Look Series. February 17, 2015.
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Recent Surveys

2015 Survey on Board of Directors of Nonprofit Organizations

David F. Larcker, Nicholas E. Donatiello, Bill Meehan, Brian Tayan
Stanford GSB, Rock Center for Corporate Governance, BoardSource, and GuideStar. April 2015.

2015 Investor Survey: Deconstructing Proxy Statements — What Matters to Investors

David F. Larcker, Ronald Schneider, Brian Tayan, Aaron Boyd
Stanford University, RR Donnelley, and Equilar. February 2015.

2014 Study on How Investment Horizon and Expectations of Shareholder Base Impact Corporate Decision-Making

Anne Beyer, David F. Larcker, Brian Tayan
National Investor Relations Institute and Stanford University. May 2014.
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Corporate Governance Insights by Stanford Business

April 22, 2015
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David Larcker: Nonprofit Boards Fall Short

A new survey shows many lack skills, engagement to effectively oversee organizations.
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February 17, 2015
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Even the Experts are Dissatisfied with CEO Pay Disclosure

Investors say proxy statements are too long and too difficult to read.
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February 17, 2015
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How to Write the Ideal Proxy

Stanford scholars explain what investors need in order to understand companies’ annual statements.
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Quick Guides

Concise introductions to concepts, facts, and research on corporate governance.

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