Thursday, December 20, 2007

An interesting article about CEO's Pays.

I read this headline title from Reuters and Yahoo news with Interest

Even CEOs think CEOs are overpaid

This Piece of news have a really revealing fact:- While most CEO felt that they are really doing a good job(50%) most of the employee or people working for them (38%) felt otherwise according to a survey by BNET.
The thing about paying some top executive top pay is that sometimes they will miss or even become clueless about situations and happenings that are crucial to the company survival.
Thus a "When things are good,Pay yourself more; When thing get bad, Pay yourself even more." philosophy might arise that will undermine the well being of the whole company.
In the same context, Other top executive(64%) also felt that CEO's are overcompensated
However from further investigation/searching :)
I read The original Bnet Blog, Financial Times I found that this finding have been around for quite a while I think since October.
And finally this is the one that I think makes the most sense is from NYTimes.com
The main point is an independent pay commission committee.
This from Wikipedia "Executive compensation"
An extract of the part that interest me
In Searching for a Corporate Savior: The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs, Harvard Business School professor Rakesh Khurana documents the problem of excessive CEO compensation, showing that the return on investment from these pay packages is very poor compared to other outlays of corporate resources.

other link for the book, 1 ,2
The next link is also from Bnet there seem to be a CEO succession crisis.

Saturday, December 1, 2007

Today Is World Aids Day


Today Is World Aids Day so this news come as a surprise From CNN.
Not to be confused with this :-

Condom use is an integral part of the CNN Approach. This is:
Condom use, for those who engage in risky behavior,
Needles, use clean ones,
Negotiating skills; negotiating safer sex with a partner and empowering women to make smart choices.
Quote from Wikipedia



A really good way to prevent aids is to use condoms that at least is a barrier that prevents the virus from spreading to another especially those with multiple partners.
Here is the CDC website and the page for the case of condom Effectiveness.
From mid Page:-
Laboratory studies have demonstrated that latex condoms provide an essentially impermeable barrier to particles the size of STD pathogens
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Here is the Wikipedia Entry For the Aids definition and prevention.
Quote From Wikipedia:-
Promoting condom use, however, has often proved controversial and difficult. Many religious groups, most noticeably the Roman Catholic Church, have opposed the use of condoms on religious grounds, and have sometimes seen condom promotion as an affront to the promotion of marriage, monogamy and sexual morality. Defenders of the Catholic Church's role in AIDS and general STD prevention state that, while they may be against the use of contraception, they are strong advocates of abstinence outside marriage.This attitude is also found among some health care providers and policy makers in sub-Saharan African nations, where HIV and AIDS prevalence is extremely high.They also believe that the distribution and promotion of condoms is tantamount to promoting sex amongst the youth and sending the wrong message to uninfected individuals. However, no evidence has been produced that promotion of condom use increases sexual promiscuity, and abstinence-only programs have been unsuccessful in the United States both in changing sexual behavior and in reducing HIV transmission.Evaluations of several abstinence-only programs in the US showed a negative impact on the willingness of youths to use contraceptives, due to the emphasis on contraceptives' failure rates.

The current used in USA is:-
The United States government and health organizations both endorse the ABC Approach to lower the risk of acquiring AIDS during sex:

Abstinence or delay of sexual activity, especially for youth,
Being faithful, especially for those in committed relationships,
Condom use, for those who engage in risky behavior.


The point I'm making is this
Is it possible for the Groups that was mentioned to distribute latex Contraceptive? Because This will spread the message of safe sex even if abstinence fails.

And also remember that there are people who come into contact the disease unknowingly, Example partners in the dark about spouse infidelity, Mother-to-child in utero transmission (MTCT)or accidental exposure to infectious bodily fluid.