Hot seats and Seat warmers: The hunt for Directors of quality

Is it humanly possible for a person to hold more than five directorships? Why are there so few female directors in Singapore? Are we short of qualified directors? How can regulations help maintain standards? These were some of the questions that confronted a panel of seasoned directors speaking at t...

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spelling sg-smu-ink.ksmu-10562018-07-04T09:03:36Z Hot seats and Seat warmers: The hunt for Directors of quality Knowledge@SMU Is it humanly possible for a person to hold more than five directorships? Why are there so few female directors in Singapore? Are we short of qualified directors? How can regulations help maintain standards? These were some of the questions that confronted a panel of seasoned directors speaking at the graduation ceremony of a certification programme for directors; issues that have seen heated debates in Singapore of late. This follows recent reports that an unusually high percentage of directors sit on many different boards, leading to questions of their ability to fully discharge their responsibilities as directors. 2010-05-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/ksmu/57 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1056&context=ksmu http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Knowledge@SMU eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Accounting Business Finance and Financial Management
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Hot seats and Seat warmers: The hunt for Directors of quality
description Is it humanly possible for a person to hold more than five directorships? Why are there so few female directors in Singapore? Are we short of qualified directors? How can regulations help maintain standards? These were some of the questions that confronted a panel of seasoned directors speaking at the graduation ceremony of a certification programme for directors; issues that have seen heated debates in Singapore of late. This follows recent reports that an unusually high percentage of directors sit on many different boards, leading to questions of their ability to fully discharge their responsibilities as directors.
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