The overall independence of a firm’s governance system depends not only on the independence of its board of directors but also on CEO influence over the other top executives. We find that board independence and independence from CEO influence in the executive suite are inversely related. Difference-in-difference estimates using a regulatory shock reveal that strengthening board independence wea...

Introduction WestEd has been contracted by the National Assessment Governing Board to study the extent to which the grade 12 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is aligned in content and complexity to SAT and ACCUPLACER in reading and in mathematics. This project is part of the Governing Board's 12th grade preparedness initiative and will yield information on using the grade 12 N...

This literature review and the recommendations therein were prepared for the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Clinical Practice and Practice Economics Committee. The paper was approved by the Committee on March 20, 2001, and by the AGA Governing Board on April 18, 2001.

This document presents the official recommendations of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) on the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Diarrhea. It was approved by the Clinical Practice and Practice Economics Committee on September 27, 1998, and by the AGA Governing Board on November 8, 1998.

This document presents the official recommendations of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) on Hereditary Colorectal Cancer and Genetic Testing. It was approved by the Clinical Practice and Practice Economics Committee on March 20, 2001, and the AGA Governing Board on April 18, 2001.

This literature review and the recommendations therein were prepared for the American Gastroenterological Association Clinical Practice and Practice Economics Committee. The paper was approved by the Committee on September 13, 2001, and by the AGA Governing Board on May 18, 2001.

In a January 31, 2003 letter to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) (Footnote 2) commenting on its proposed new standards, leaders of the hospital bar made their position clear (Footnote 3). According to them, the medical staff is not an independent, self-governing body -it is just a part of the hospital, like the dietary department. In their view, the medi...