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A look at Best Buy's corporate governance

11:06 AM, May 14, 2012

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Best Buy store in West St. Paul, Minn. (MPR Photo/Nikki Tundel)

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  • Nell Minow: Corporate governance expert and co-founder of The Corporate Library
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Best Buy founder Richard Schulze is stepping down as chairman of company after an independent committee released its finding into the behavior of former CEO Brian Dunn.

Nell Minow, a corporate governance expert and co-founder of The Corporate Library, joins us to discuss the issues of corporate governance at play within Best Buy, as well as the potential problems associated with a company having a founder on their board.

Nell Minow is a corporate governance expert and the co-founder of The Corporate Library.

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