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Articles, Chapters
and Other Publications
Author: Eleanor
Bloxham (unless otherwise noted) |
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IR Update in the
column: Behind the Boardroom Door with Eleanor Bloxham, April
2008
Compensation and the Web,
by Eleanor Bloxham.
Discusses the lessons that can be
learned from the recent capital hill testimony of compensation
committee chairs. |
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IR Update in the
column: Behind the Boardroom Door with Eleanor Bloxham, February
2008
Shareholder Measurements: What Do
Shareholders Want,
by Eleanor Bloxham.
Discusses the importance of
understanding measurements used to communicate with shareholders. |
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Accountability and Sarbox Coffee
Accountability Central,
February 22, 2008
Discusses the next steps forward in
promoting accountability and disclosure. |
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Model Risk and Accountability
Accountability Central,
February 15, 2008
Discusses the model risks in credit
models, accounting and corporate models of performance that every
director, manager and investor should be aware of. |
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Accounting and the Seven Year Itch
Accountability Central,
February 11, 2008
Discusses how the "head in the sand"
approach to risk management continues to result in spectacular
failures. |
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Accounting for Accountability
Accountability Central,
February 1, 2008
Discusses how new accounting rules
could strengthen investor and company awareness and a focus on the
long-term. |
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Accountability and the Dance of Human
Relations
Accountability Central,
January 29, 2008
Discusses the parallels between human
interactions and organizational stakeholder relations. |
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About Envy... and Accountability
Accountability Central,
January 16, 2008
Discusses the many faces of envy that
exist and how they should factor into boardroom decision-making. |
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IR Update in the
column: Behind the Boardroom Door with Eleanor Bloxham, January
2008
2008: A Year of Opportunity,
by Eleanor Bloxham.
Discusses the opportunities for
improved investor relations in the year ahead. |
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IR Update in the
column: Behind the Boardroom Door with Eleanor Bloxham, December
2007
SOX Why it Happened and Why It Has
Been Good for Investors and Companies - The Child Grows Up! ,
by Eleanor Bloxham and John Nash.
Reviews the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in its
fifth year of implementation. |
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IR Update in the
column: Behind the Boardroom Door with Eleanor Bloxham, November
2007
Inter-Connectivity: Good for
Technology. Not so Good for Boardroom Service,
by Eleanor Bloxham and Mary Louise Fazzano.
Discusses ways to leverage the
director nominations process. |
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IR Update in the
column: Behind the Boardroom Door with Eleanor Bloxham, October
2007
Compensation Disclosure: The
Important Role of IROs, by Eleanor Bloxham.
Discusses key areas IROs should review
to improve compensation disclosure. |
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IR Update in the
column: Behind the Boardroom Door with Eleanor Bloxham, August
2007
Enterprise Risk Management: The
Important Role of IROs, by Eleanor Bloxham and Dan Borge.
Discusses how IROs can help boards
assess risks and communicate enterprise risk efforts to investors. |
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IR Update in the
column: Behind the Boardroom Door with Eleanor Bloxham, July 2007
Boards Are Establishing Shareholder
Advisory Committees: What's the role of IROs? by Eleanor Bloxham
and Susan Stautberg.
Discusses the emerging trend of
shareholder advisory committees. |
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Shareholder Advisory
Committees: Are They For You and Your Board?
Corporate Board Member,
June 27, 2007
Explores the benefits of
shareholder advisory committees. |
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Five Key Principles:
Protecting Yourself and Your Board
Corporate Board Member,
April 10, 2007
Outlines the five key
principles directors should understand to limit their
liability. |
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The Three Rs of Good Governance: Key
to Building a Bridge of Trust
Investor Relations
Update, March 2007
Discusses the role of the investor
relations officer in building a bridge of trust. |
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Enterprise Risk Management: What Directors Need to
Know Now
Corporate Board Member, February 27, 2007
By Eleanor Bloxham and Dan Borge, this article outlines
the do's and don'ts on ERM that every director should know. |
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Seeking Trust?
Chief Executive, January/February 2007
CEOs today face greater shareholder
activism, more independent boards, cross border regulatory
cooperation, greater media and rating agency scrutiny, and customers
who increasingly respond to social and ethical arguments. CEOs and
directors must focus on the three R's of good governance:
relationships, risk and return.
Read the article... |
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A Call to Action: Brand Management
Starts With the Board
Accountability-Central, August 10, 2006
Discusses the board's role in managing
the company's reputation. |
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Corporate Governance: The Impact of
Technology and Globalization
Wharton Leadership Digest, March 2006
Discusses the major trends in
corporate governance today. |
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Risk Management and the CFO: A Risk
or an Opportunity?, by
Eleanor Bloxham and Dan Borge
Corporate
Finance Review,
March/April 2006
Examines the benefits and pitfalls to avoid in
implementing enterprise risk management. |
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Creating Organizational Success for Your
CEO and Your Shareholders, by Eleanor Bloxham
and Blythe McGarvie
Directors Monthly,
February, 2006
To create shareholder value and foster
organizational success, CEOs must emphasize financial acuity and
discipline across all levels of their company. Despite the apparent
paradox, fiscal prudence is one of the principal drivers of
innovation and wealth creation, particularly in merger and
acquisition transactions.
Read the Article |
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The Information Boards Really Need
Directorship,
December, 2005
Including the perspectives of directors
who sit on large corporate boards, this article discusses the
information boards need in today's environment. |
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SmartBytesTM
AthenaOnline,
June 2, 2005
Eleanor Bloxham speaks on various
corporate governance issues, with an emphasis on SOX, on 26 educational
videos. |
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The Governance Chapter
Investor
Relations Guide, May 2005
Kennedy Publications
Provides an overview of the trends influencing changes in
corporate governance and examines best practices to help IR officers
positively influence their company's governance to be competitive today
and in the future. |
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Regulations and All That Jazz
Valuation Issues, March 31, 2005
Discusses recent changes to the SEC's
requirements for 8-k reporting of material events. |
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Better Corporate and Environmental Management
Valuation Issues,
March 14, 2005
Discusses the positive correlation between environmental
citizenship, valuation and stock price. |
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Are CEOs Weak?
Valuation Issues, February 28, 2005
Discusses why companies, working to
benefit all their stakeholders, will be more successful. |
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Natural Cycles
Valuation Issues, January
25, 2005
Encourages executives to recognize, accept and plan for
the natural business cycles rather than just react to short term
earnings pressures. |
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Acquire or Perish
Valuation Issues, January 25, 2005
Encourages CFOs to lead the way toward
real growth instead of trying to buy growth through acquisitions. |
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What's Hot and What's Not
Valuation Issues, January 4, 2005
Lists the top 15 trends, actions, developments, issues and initiatives
that are hot and not so hot for CEOs and CFOs intent on creating
long-term value for investors, managers, employees and other
stakeholders.
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National Innovation Initiative
Report
Council
on Competitiveness, December 2004
As a member of the Council of
Competitiveness's National Innovation Initiative, Eleanor Bloxham's
comments are included in the final report.
Read the Report...
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CEOs Not Surrendering
Clear-Profit, November 4, 2004
Discusses the growing trend toward corporate social
responsibility. |
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Corporations and the Environment:
Thoughts on Being Green
CFO.Com, October 15, 2004
Addresses the question: "Can companies
still afford to be Green?"
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Is Cash King -- or Pawn?
Valuation Issues, June 15, 2004
Raises the new issue of cash flow manipulation, cites the
growing legion of critics and their claims, and gives examples of
companies playing with the numbers. |
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The 80/20 Split
Valuation Issues, March 25, 2004
Discusses the importance of focusing on
economic growth and resisting the temptation to give up economic value
in order to smooth earnings. |
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Whose Side Are You On?
Valuation Issues, February 10, 2004
Highlights the importance of understanding the difference
between GAAP accounting and valuation. |
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The Performance Management Game
The Corporate Board, November/December 2003
Discusses ways in which traditional
performance measures can be "gamed" by management and explains to board
members what to look for. |
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Five Reasons to Employ Economic Value Management
The CEO
Refresher, September 2003
New
Jersey Society of CPAs, August 2003
Institute
of Management Accountants, August 2003
SmartPros
and
SmartPros Newsletter, July 2003
Outlines why Economic Value Management is and should be
of broad interest to CEOs, financial executives, and Boards of
Directors. |
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Derivations and Derivatives
Valuation Issues, July 30, 2003
Examines the real impact of recent
accounting changes for derivatives and the need to look behind the
numbers. |
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A Case Study: Evaluating Valuation
Approaches
Valuation
Issues, May 22, 2003
Boards and Managements have a growing interest in
determining the best ways to place values on their lines of business.
Which are the most valuable metrics to use? Should it be P/E, ROE or an
economic-based measure? |
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The Independent Chair
Corporate Board Member
and Bank
Director, May 7, 2003
Presents arguments for and against an
independent chair position using recent company examples. |
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Pay for Performance: It Impacts Everyone
CHRMS Newsletter, Spring
2003
Discusses the considerations in structuring pay to drive
performance. |
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Unsolved Problems in Corporate
Oversight
New York Times, Sunday February 9, 2003
Discusses how Boards and management can
work together to improve corporate governance. |
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Redefining the IR Role
Shareholder Value, January/February 2003
Discusses the opportunities for Investor Relations
professionals to play a more critical role in their companies and in
supporting the activities of Boards. |
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Base Reward on Economic Value
Financial Times, September 23, 2002
Discusses the possibility for true CEO pay
for performance. |
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Building Bridges of Trust
The Wall Street Journal, August 1, 2002
Discusses the benefits of reviewing the roles of the CEO, CFO and Audit Committee. |
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Don't Fire the Customer
American Banker, July 12, 2002
Discusses possible customer retention
approaches. |
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Include Capital Cost
in All Metrics
American Banker,
January 4, 2002
Discusses improvements
in bank performance
measurements.
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Rewarding Executives Who Know the Score
Executive Talent Summer, 2001
Discusses new ways to think about the structure of compensation to
promote good corporate governance and maximize value. |
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Finding Value Solutions: Its About Time
Journal of Cost Management, July/August 2001
Discusses four dimensions of time that can improve organizational
performance. |
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Benefits of Diverse Boards Outweigh Disadvantages
Director's Monthly, May, 2001
Discusses the benefits of alternative Board selection approaches and
processes. |
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Finding Value Solutions:
Resolving Cost and Performance Conflicts
Journal of Cost Management, March/April 2001
Discusses obstacles to and solutions for becoming a high
performance organization. |
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Intangibles, Human Capital and Options Value Measurement
Journal of Cost Management, November, 2000
Discusses new strategic valuation approaches
Read an excerpt...
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Reward Executives For
Creating Shareholder Value
Bank Accounting and Finance January, 2000
Discusses the benefits of a value based compensation program.
Read an excerpt... |
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Performance Measurement Through US Binoculars
Journal of Strategic Performance Measurement October, 1999
Describes the important benefits of a culture review particularly when
making major organizational changes..
Read an excerpt...
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Focus on
Value-Based Management
CFO
Magazine, October, 1999
Discusses
improvements in planning processes and alignment that can yield
significant results.
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Value Management: How to Make it Work
Pointcast January, 1999
Describes key factors in value management implementation. |
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Value Management - Holistic,
Focused and Effective
Pointcast January, 1999
(Published in two parts)
Describes the benefits of value management to any organization. |
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Why Value Management?
Journal of Strategic Performance
Measurement October, 1998
Describes the reasons to consider value management and the key
factors in value management implementation
Read in excerpt... |
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Value Approach to
Demutualization
National Underwriter October 26, 1998
Describes the valuation and process implications of demutualization from
a value perspective
Read an excerpt...
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Value Based Accounting Can Add Value
American Banker August 13,
1998
Co-authored with Eugene O'Kelly, describes the linkage between
additional disclosure and increased share price from a value
perspective.
Read an excerpt...
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Risks and Opportunities
International Finance and Treasury June 8, 1998
Discusses risk management issues in a value context. |
CFO Alert |
Economic Value: A Better Way
to View the Bank
CFO Alert July 14, 1997
Describes the measurement and implementation issues and considerations
of bank economic value.
Read an excerpt... |
