The director and the manager : law and governance in the digital age : Machiavelli had it easy / David S. Fushtey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fushtey, David S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporate governance--Law and legislation.

Corporate governance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1,067 pages)

Place of Publication:

Charlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2019]

Summary:

Machiavelli Had it Easy is an engaging text and guidebook for an emerging discipline, reconciling lessons learned in the markets and highlighted in a joint Governance Project. The five-hundred year milestone in 2015 since Machiavelli wrote Il Principe inspired a strategic look at patterns, and questioning what has changed in the traditions, principles and trending practices of governance. A closer look at the evidence proves that systems of the rule-of-law developed in principled pragmatism to avoid cycles of crises destroying value of time and money, and opportunities lost. - Despite the importance of the topic, few sources reconcile silos of business, legal expertise and regulatory public interests, and how all are now informed by cognitive science. Directors and managers come together from diverse backgrounds, cultures and interests around a boardroom table yet few understand the governance discipline, different from management and professions. The focus here is the importance of governance frameworks when organizations are increasingly hybrids of public, private and special interests. One conclusion is that self-interests are instinctive, reconciling best-interests is not. This book is unique among those leading a transdisciplinary understanding of principled governance by the context and skills for the strategic oversight of law, business management and the human condition, to help accountants, engineers, lawyers, and marketing, operations and public-policy experts work together. This text includes references to academic inquiry, influences of the media, and lessons-learned from disputes.

Contents:

Preface

Acknowledgements

Part I. Beyond common sense: the rule-of-law in governance

Kinds of organizations: updating force, fortune, and virtu in a global marketplace

Kinds of governance strength: authority, strategic oversight, and effectiveness

Beyond common sense: legal duties of due care and diligence

Reconciling best interests for hybrid organizations

Civil society and corporate citizenship

The rule-of-law and information risk

Part II. Beyond trust and loyalty: principled governance in practice

Beyond trust and loyalty: a view of best interests and a lord of the board

Reconciling conflicts-of-interests

The art of regulating governance conduct: smart regulation and professionalism

Blame and liability: outrage, parallel processes, and apologies

Part III. Integrity infrastructure

Accountabilty and integrity

Good timing: the digital age

References

Appendices

Keywords

Legal references: statutory and common law

Governance project graphic elements: people and text

Tables of representative market references.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-64113-051-2