Taking Back the Boardroom: Understanding your Duties as a Director

Phillip Phan

Chapter 1 in Taking Back the Boardroom:Thriving as a 21st-Century Director, 2007, pp 1-32 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThe following sections are included:How the Firm is Defined and Why is that Important for DirectorsHow does the Firm Perform its Productive Function?The Relationship Between Managers and ShareholdersThe agency problemManaging the agency problemThe external control of the firmExternal control or the board of directors: which is better?The Duties of the DirectorDischarging your duties as a directorThe Non-Executive Director: Key to Board Independence$64 million question: So what IS director independence?Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002Personal accountabilityEnhanced disclosureThinking Points

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Board of Directors; Related Party Transactions; Codes of Conduct; Leadership; Sarbanes-Oxley 2002; Chairman; Takeovers; Hollinger; Management; CEO (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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