The Role of a Non-Executive Director in SMEs

There are not many SMEs in Singapore which employ independent non-executive directors. SMU Associate Professor of Accounting Wang Jiwei advised that there are immense benefits that a non-executive director can bring to an SME as its business grows. These include the credibility that the person can b...

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Main Author: WANG, Jiwei
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spelling sg-smu-ink.soa_research-20432018-08-13T08:22:46Z The Role of a Non-Executive Director in SMEs WANG, Jiwei There are not many SMEs in Singapore which employ independent non-executive directors. SMU Associate Professor of Accounting Wang Jiwei advised that there are immense benefits that a non-executive director can bring to an SME as its business grows. These include the credibility that the person can bring to the management team, including the important and useful contacts, as well as different skill sets and experiences. “Understand your needs and then identify the right type of experienced individuals who possess the necessary expertise or business networks. There is a high possibility that your ‘perfect' non-executive director may be someone you already know,” he said. 2012-08-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soa_research/1044 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soa_research/article/2043/viewcontent/BT_20120828_1.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection School Of Accountancy eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Accounting Asian Studies Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
institution Singapore Management University
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Asian Studies
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
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Asian Studies
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
WANG, Jiwei
The Role of a Non-Executive Director in SMEs
description There are not many SMEs in Singapore which employ independent non-executive directors. SMU Associate Professor of Accounting Wang Jiwei advised that there are immense benefits that a non-executive director can bring to an SME as its business grows. These include the credibility that the person can bring to the management team, including the important and useful contacts, as well as different skill sets and experiences. “Understand your needs and then identify the right type of experienced individuals who possess the necessary expertise or business networks. There is a high possibility that your ‘perfect' non-executive director may be someone you already know,” he said.
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url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soa_research/1044
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