[单项选择] Over the past decade, American companies have tried hard to find ways to discourage senior managers from feathering their own nests at the expense of their shareholder. The three most popular reforms have been recruiting more outside directors in order to make boards more independent, linking bosses’’ pay to various performance measure, and giving bosses share options so that they have the same long-term interests as their shareholders. These reforms have been widely adopted by America’’s larger companies, and surveys suggest that many more companies are thinking of following their lead. But have they done any good Three papers presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management in Boston this week suggest not. As is usually the case with boardroom tinkering, the consequences have differed from those intended. Start with those independent boards. On the face of it, dismissing the boss’’s friends from the board and replacing them with outsiders looks a perfect way t
A. diversify the business of the corporation
B. protect the interests of the shareholders
C. introduce effective reforms in business management
D. enhance the cooperation between the senior managers and the board directors