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100			_aCarter, Colin B _917170
245			_aBack to the drawing board : _bdesigning corporate boards for a complex world _cColin B Carter; Jay William Lorsch
260			_bHarvard Business School Press _aBoston _c2004
300			_a242 p. _bHard
505			_aContents Acknowledgments 1. Board Design--Time for Action 2. Boards Are Struggling 3. Best Practice Contradictions 4. Different Roles for Different Boards 5. Structures That Work 6. Building and Sustaining the Right Team 7. Building and Using Knowledge 8. Behind Closed Doors 9. Getting Down to Work Appendix Notes Index About the Authors
520			_aBusiness scandals from Enron to WorldCom have escalated concerns about corporate governance into a full-blown crisis. Institutional investors and legislators have dominated the debate and enacted important changes in corporate accounting and other areas. But Colin B. Carter and Jay W. Lorsch say that we must now focus on the performance of corporate boards. This timely book argues that boards are being pressed to perform unrealistic duties given their traditional structure, processes, and membership. Carter and Lorsch propose a strategic redesign of boards--making them better attuned to their oversight, decision-making, and advisory roles--to enable directors to meet 21st century challenges successfully. Based on the authors' deep expertise and longtime experience working with boards around the world, and on a probing survey of CEOs, Carter and Lorsch help boards to develop a realistic value proposition customized to the company they serve. The authors explore the core dilemmas and responsibilities boards face and outline a framework for designing the most effective structure, makeup, size, and culture. This book provides a candid account of the current state of boards and points the way in a time of crisis and change.
650			_aDirectors of corporations. _917171
650			_aCorporate governance. _917172
650			_aBusiness ethics _917173
650			_aDecision making _917174
700			_aLorsch, Jay W _917175
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