In the Media
![]() Once-reticent investors join shareholder revolts Article Link | New York Times, June 8, 2012 Charles Elson, director, Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, commented on the impact of shareholder activism. |
![]() Questions about Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg Article Link | San Francisco Chronicle, May 17, 2012 Charles Elson, director, Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, talked about Zuckerberg's potential accountability to the corporate board as the company goes public. |
![]() Rupert Murdoch made Brooks a priority, as did prosecutors Article Link | Bloomberg, May 16, 2012 Charles Elson, director, Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, discussed the control News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch exercises over the company. |
![]() Coty withdrawal pressures Avon for turnaround Article Link | Reuters, May 15, 2012 Charles Elson, director, Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, discussed a failed takeover bid between the two cosmetics companies. |
![]() CEOs stumble over ethics violations, mismanagement Article Link | USA Today, May 14, 2012 Charles Elson, director, Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, commented on the activity and balancing role of corporate boards. |
![]() Nasdaq to offer algorithms to members, competing with brokers Article Link | Bloomberg, May 14, 2012 Bruce Weber, dean of the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, commented on the role of technology in introducing competition between exchange and brokerage firms. |
| UD paper stirs debate over executive pay Article Link | News Journal, May 13, 2012 Article describes research paper by Charles Elson, director, Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, and UD finance student Craig Ferrere highlighting the faulty reasons offered by corporations for escalating executive pay. |
![]() FORTUNE magazine mentions UD team in Rice Business Plan Competition Article Link | Fortune Magazine, May 10, 2012 T3D Nanotech, LLC, a high technology startup company spun off from patent pending nanotech research at the University of Delaware, was recently awarded $1,000 in UD’s Hen Hatch competition. But that award was preceded by another honor: selection to participate in the 2012 Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC). |
![]() Motorola CEOs best paid among Chicago's top companies in 2011 Article Link | Chicago Sun Times, May 7, 2012 Charles Elson, director, Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, talked about the trend of ever-increasing CEO paychecks. |
![]() Yahoo CEO error is very serious, experts say Article Link | Marketwatch, May 4, 2012 Charles Elson, director, Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, commented on the mistrust surrounding false resume claims. |





