TY - JOUR T1 - Lost in the Shuffle JF - Special Issues SP - 98 LP - 100 VL - 2003 IS - 2 AU - Dennis I. Simon Y1 - 2003/09/21 UR - https://pm-research.com/content/2003/2/98.abstract N2 - The Commission of Public Trust and Private Enterprise of the Conference Board and other organizations are recommending separation of the CEO and chairman roles while new New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, in their listing standards, as well as other organizations are calling for a majority of independent directors. These recommendations are at odds with the prevailing governance structures of most mid-size public companies, which include former family businesses with significant continued involvement by family members and companies still run by their entrepreneurial founders. As the business/financial community continues its dialog about corporate governance, it should consider that different standards and practices are best suited to companies of difference sizes and stages of development. ER -