Inside the Boardroom: How Boards Really Work and the Coming Revolution in Corporate GovernanceDistinguished governance experts offer cures for what ails our boards of directors In light of corporate malfeasance in recent years, the governance of corporations has been receiving great attention from regulators, researchers, shareholders, and directors themselves. Based on Richard Leblanc's in-depth five-year study of 39 boards of directors of both for- and not-for-profit organizations, Building a Better Board goes behind the scenes to reveal the inner workings of boards of directors, including how they make decisions. Recently chosen as one of Canada's "Top 40 Under 40"(TM), Dr Richard Leblanc is an award-winning teacher and researcher, certified management consultant, professional speaker, professor, lawyer and specialist on boards of directors. He can be reached at rleblanc@yorku.ca. James Gillies, PhD (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), is Professor Emeritus at the Schulich School of Business, York University, where he serves as Chair of the Canada-Russia Corporate Governance Program. |
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... appropriate , the agen- da for the meetings of the board of directors Ensure that where functions are delegated to appropriate commit- tees of the board , the functions are carried out and results are reported to the board of directors ...
... appropriate • Set the agenda for committee meetings , in consultation with the chair of the board of directors , other committee members , the chief exec- utive officer , the corporate secretary / chief governance officer and ...
... appropriate behavioural characteristics . The challenge is to find someone with both . And the challenge is even greater when it is recognized that it is important to recommend for board appoint- ment someone who can bring particular ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Boards of Directors Have Failed and We Dont Know Why | 5 |
The Many Forms of the Modern Corporation | 31 |
Copyright | |
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