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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... guidelines established by the board of directors • Participate , in conjunction with the board of directors , in the development of a position description and objectives for the chief executive officer , as well as indicators to measure ...
... guidelines applying to boards and board committees . The placing of a specific director into one of the categories ... Guidelines for Improved Corporate Governance in Canada , " Guideline 2 . 4. The New York Stock Exchange Corporate ...
... guidelines are like describing hockey by describing the rink . You can fit all of the guidelines but have a terrible board . " ( director ) " You have independent directors for external credibility . " ( director ) " It's the big names ...
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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