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Saving the corporate board : why boards fail and how to fix them /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ward, Ralph D.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, [2003]
Subjects:
Boards of directors > United States.
Directors of corporations > United States.
Corporate governance > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • The data disaster : boards receive too little, too much (or just plain bad) information
  • The boardroom leadership gap : the board oversees (at the same time it is led by) the CEO
  • The boardroom amateurs syndrome : inadequate time, resources, and expertise for the job
  • Financials, fraud, and fumbles : why "audit committee" is an oxymoron
  • So what exactly is the board supposed to do? : competing (if not conflicting) governance agendas
  • The Howard Hughes syndrome : directors are cut off from staff, shareholders, and major decisions
  • "Does anyone know why we're here?" : poor board meetings and logistics
  • We don't talk about that : boards do a lousy job of handling their personal issues
  • The exploding job description : we have no idea how to evaluate, motivate, or pay directors
  • The elephant in the boardroom : boards don't handle bad news well.