Boards that excel
Subtitle: candid insights and practical advice for directors
By: B. Joseph White
Edition: First edition.
Series: BK business book; BK business book
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9781626562226
Subjects: Boards of directors; Corporate governance
Description: "Having served on numerous corporate and nonprofit boards, former business school dean and university president White has a surprising message--many directors don't understand their roles as stewards. Rather than seeing boards as mere vehicles for oversight and basic monitoring, he shows, in detail and with hundreds of real-world anecdotes, how boards can do better"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-237) and index.
Table of contents: title: Pay it forward : The purpose of this book; title: High aspirations and strong results : The bookends of great governance; title: Understanding the role : Stewardship Thinking; title: Understand the enterprise : What is a company (school, hospital . . .)?; title: Do the right things : The substance of great governance; title: Do things right : The process of great governance; title: Embrace the best of "good governance" : Emerging orthodoxy; title: Other voices : Interviews with board chairs, CEO's and experienced directors; title: Conclusion : The "vital few" for boards and directors.