<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKwa sehemu kubwa ya karne hii, mashirika ya Marekani yalikuwa na bodi za wakurugenzi waliochaguliwa kwa uangalifu na usimamizi na wasio na nia ya kutikisa mashua.  <response>: For most of this century, U.S. corporations featured rubber-stamp boards of directors handpicked by management and uninterested in rocking the boat. 