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Author Ward, Ralph D.

Title 21st century corporate board / Ralph D. Ward
Published New York : John Wiley & Sons, [1997]
©1997

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Description 363 pages ; 25 cm
Contents Machine derived contents note: Partial table of contents: -- General Motors: The Board Blueprint. -- Roger Smith Loses Some Important Friends. -- "The Market Will Save Us." John Smale Wants Answers. -- Corporate Planks and "Lesser Commonwealths." Exit the Owners, Enter the Managers. -- The Walnut-Paneled Wonderland. -- Delaware Gives the Board a Break. -- A Sleeping Giant Is Still a Giant. -- A Flowering in the Boardroom. -- Big Blues, and How to Keep Your Job. -- TOWARD THE 21st CENTURY CORPORATE BOARD. -- Board Revolution: This Time We Mean It. -- New Board Needs, New Board Talents. -- Replacing Old Joe. -- New Committees for a New Century. -- The Chair/CEO: How We Achieved Oneness. -- Boards Without Borders. -- Directors Discover Serious Money. -- A New Era in Suing the Board. -- Why the Commission Now Thinks Your Board Matters. -- How Many "Stakeholders" Can Dance on the Head of a Pin? -- The 21st Century Board: Sorting Out the Trends. -- Partial table of contents: -- General Motors: The Board Blueprint. -- Roger Smith Loses Some Important Friends. -- "The Market Will Save Us." John Smale Wants Answers. -- Corporate Planks and "Lesser Commonwealths." Exit the Owners, Enter the Managers. -- The Walnut-Paneled Wonderland. -- Delaware Gives the Board a Break. -- A Sleeping Giant Is Still a Giant. -- A Flowering in the Boardroom. -- Big Blues, and How to Keep Your Job. -- TOWARD THE 21st CENTURY CORPORATE BOARD. -- Board Revolution: This Time We Mean It. -- New Board Needs, New Board Talents. -- Replacing Old Joe. -- New Committees for a New Century. -- The Chair/CEO: How We Achieved Oneness. -- Boards Without Borders. -- Directors Discover Serious Money. -- A New Era in Suing the Board. -- Why the Commission Now Thinks Your Board Matters. -- How Many "Stakeholders" Can Dance on the Head of a Pin? -- The 21st Century Board: Sorting Out the Trends
Summary Over the last decade, dramatic changes in how corporations are led have radically transformed the board and its role in business. No longer a safe haven for the walnut-paneled aristocracy, today's board is an autonomous power center for corporate leadership. How did this happen, and why? More importantly, how will tomorrow's boards consolidate their newfound strength to tackle fresh challenges in the years ahead? 21st Century Corporate Board addresses these critical questions and more, offering both a masterful analysis of the forces driving corporate governance and a bold new blueprint of the structures, tools, and knowledge demanded for the effective boards of the future. You'll find detailed coverage of all of the key issues in board makeup, pay, and training - from strategic board recruitment and "pay for performance" to director certification and high-tech board meetings
The book also helps you make sense of the revolution in board operations and organization, including cooperation with management, liability and compliance concerns, and the structure and use of special committees. In the modern corporate board, directors must think like owners, act like managers, and retain their independence. With its hard-hitting, market-based approach and razor-sharp insights, this book vividly illustrates the contradictions of allegiance and focus demanded by the new corporate dynamic - giving you a crucial jump on the action agenda of the 21st Century Corporate Board
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Chief executive officers -- United States.
Corporate governance -- United States.
Directors of corporations -- United States.
LC no. 96021408
ISBN 0471156795
9780471156796
Other Titles Twenty-first century corporate board