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Building better boards : a blueprint for effective governance / David A. Nadler, Beverly A. Behan, Mark B. Nadler, editors ; foreword by Jay W. Lorsch. - San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2006. - xi, 308 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 288-292) and index.

Board leadership and dynamics: A blueprint for building better boards ; Board composition ; Director performance ; Board leadership: structures and roles ; Board work processes ; The role of leaders in shaping board culture -- Critical areas of work: Engaging the board in corporate strategy ; CEO performance evaluation ; The board's new roles in CEO succession ; The board's role in corporate crises ; Board assessment -- Emerging issues outside the United States: Special issues in corporate governance in Canada ; U.K. corporate governance -- Conclusion: recommendations for building better boards -- Appendix: 2004 NACD Blue Ribbon Commission on Board leadership.

ISBN: 078798180X (alk. paper) 9780787981808 (alk. paper)

Standard No.: 9780787981808 (cased)

LCCN: HD2745.B85 2006

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA588767 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 013316095 Uk 20070060525

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Boards of directors.
Corporate governance.
Boards of directors--Canada.
Corporate governance--Canada.
Boards of directors--Great Britain.
Corporate governance--Great Britain.
Bedrijfsleiding.
Board of directors.
Corporate Governance.
Boards of directors.
Corporate governance.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Canada.
Great Britain.

LC Class. No.: HD2745 / .B85 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 658.4/22