Boards, governance, and value creation : the human side of corporate governance / Morten Huse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Huse, Morten, 1953- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporate governance.

Boards of directors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 371 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Boards, Governance & Value Creation

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What is the role of boards in corporate governance? How should they be structured in order to maximize value creation? This 2007 book looks at the role of boards in a variety of different countries and contexts, from small and medium-sized enterprises to large corporations. It explores the working style of boards and how they can best achieve their task expectations. Board effectiveness and value creation are shown to be the results of interactions between owners, managers, board members and other actors. Board behaviour is thus seen to be a result of strategizing, norms, board leadership, and the decision-making culture within the boardroom. Combining value creation, behavioural and ethical approaches to the study of boards, this work offers a systematic framework which will be of value to graduate students and researchers in the field of corporate social responsibility and business ethics.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Investigating boards of directors; 2 Internal and external actors; 3 Board task expectations and theories; 4 The board members; 5 Contexts and resources; 6 Interactions: trust, power and strategising; 7 Structures and leadership; 8 The decision-making culture; 9 Actual task performance; 10 The value-creating board; 11 The human side of corporate governance; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-16392-7

1-280-85060-4

9786610850600

0-511-27877-2

0-511-27937-X

0-511-27760-1

0-511-32187-2

0-511-61107-2

0-511-27819-5

OCLC:

159950689