Speaking Out on Governance : : What Stakeholders Say About the Revolution / / Deborah Hicks Midanek.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2020
• VerfasserIn: Midanek, Deborah Hicks,
• MitwirkendeR: Allen, Catherine A.,; Bailey, Bernard C.,; Camden, Carl T.,; Diplock, Jane,; Halpern, Paul,; Martin, Roger,; Minow, Nell,; Sheehan, Anne,; Steele, Myron T.,; Stern, Paula,; Tómasdóttir, Halla,; Useem, Michael,; Washington, Paul,; Zukis, Bob,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: The Alexandra Lajoux Corporate Governance Series ,
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XII, 202 p.)

Winner of the GOLD Nonfiction Book Award presented by the Nonfiction Authors Association! Speaking Out on Governance presents a range of viewpoints concerning the role of today’s corporation and its board of directors. The author engages in candid discussion with subject matter experts including boardmembers, corporate attorneys, academics, institutional investors, regulators, and activists. These interviews of leading authorities in the corporate governance arena provide the reader with unique insight into the vitally important but often misunderstood role played by the board. Deborah Hicks Midanek discusses perspectives regarding what directors of businesses actually do and should do; the true motivations and concerns of the various parties seeking to influence corporate behavior; legal issues surrounding the board; and the key similarities and differences of opinion that may help improve effectiveness of all parties and increase board and director effectiveness. This book is essential reading for corporate directors and would-be directors, senior managers, attorneys, consultants and anyone interested in what drives organizational behavior.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- About the author -- About the series editor -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. One size does not fit all -- Chapter 2. Invest in respect, trust, and procedural justice -- Chapter 3. Courage and humility combat crisis of conformity -- Chapter 4. Independent workers and the tinker toy corporation -- Chapter 5. Taking a stand in the community -- Chapter 6. You cannot govern what you do not understand -- Chapter 7. How is it we have earned that return? -- Chapter 8. Respect for the individual opinions of each and every one -- Chapter 9. Driven to develop a framework about how the world works -- Chapter 10. The job of the company is to make the world a better place -- Chapter 11. Why things don’t work as they’re supposed to, and what to do about it -- Chapter 12. What we need to do is listen to each other -- Chapter 13. Clarity on the board’s role can be transformative only if it is honest -- Chapter 14. None of us has the monopoly on wisdom -- Conclusion: Developing the corporate director’s creed -- Index