Broadening Boards: How Directorships should adapt for challenging times

Not only do Boards have a hand in the long term success of organisations, they are often expected to be the guardians of management – providing guidance and strategic inputs. Yet, names like Olympus, Enron, MF Global, News Corp and Hewlett Packard have turned the value of directorships on its head....

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spelling sg-smu-ink.ksmu-13572018-07-09T04:42:32Z Broadening Boards: How Directorships should adapt for challenging times Knowledge@SMU Not only do Boards have a hand in the long term success of organisations, they are often expected to be the guardians of management – providing guidance and strategic inputs. Yet, names like Olympus, Enron, MF Global, News Corp and Hewlett Packard have turned the value of directorships on its head. To what extent should stakeholders trust Boards to look out for their interests, and is can diversity at the top really guard against the dangers of group-think? These questions were discussed at a panel discussion organised by SMU’s Office of Executive Education. 2012-01-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/ksmu/358 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1357&context=ksmu http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Knowledge@SMU eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Business Strategic Management Policy
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Broadening Boards: How Directorships should adapt for challenging times
description Not only do Boards have a hand in the long term success of organisations, they are often expected to be the guardians of management – providing guidance and strategic inputs. Yet, names like Olympus, Enron, MF Global, News Corp and Hewlett Packard have turned the value of directorships on its head. To what extent should stakeholders trust Boards to look out for their interests, and is can diversity at the top really guard against the dangers of group-think? These questions were discussed at a panel discussion organised by SMU’s Office of Executive Education.
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