March 2004 (Revised May 2006)
Background Note
HBS Case Collection

Corporate Reform in the United States

By: Lynn S. Paine and Kim Bettcher

Format:Print
| Pages:13

Abstract

The spate of corporate misdeeds revealed to the American public in 2001 to 2002 prompted corrective action in many quarters of the U.S. economy. The note summarizes some of the steps taken by lawmakers, regulators, law-enforcement officials, companies, investors, professional associations, and educators to restore public trust in U.S. capital markets and the U.S. system of corporate governance.

Keywords

Corporate Governance; Capital Markets; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Trust; United States

Citation

Paine, Lynn S., and Kim Bettcher. "Corporate Reform in the United States." Harvard Business School Background Note 304-091, March 2004. (Revised May 2006.)