The Handbook of Board Governance (eBook, ePUB)

A Comprehensive Guide for Public, Private, and Not-for-Profit Board Members
Redaktion: Leblanc, Richard

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The revised new edition of the must-read guide for executives--provides comprehensive coverage of topics in corporate governance by leading subject-matter experts The Handbook of Board Governance is the marketing-leading text on public, nonprofit, and private board governance. Providing comprehensive, in-depth coverage, this unique text represents a collaboration of internationally-recognized academics and prominent organization directors, executives, managers, and advisors. Contributors include Ariel Fromer Babcock, Robert Eccles, Alice Korngold, Ellie Mulholland, Michael Useem, Elizabeth Valentine and John Zinkin. Practical, expert guidance enables readers to understand value creation and the strategic role of the board, risk governance and oversight, audit and compensation committee effectiveness, CEO succession planning, and other diverse board duties and responsibilities. Now in its second edition, the Handbook offers substantial updates and revisions reflecting contemporary trends, practices, and developments in board governance. New content includes discussions of pressing issues related to climate change, examination of information technology and cybersecurity challenges, and recent tax legislation that will impact executive compensation. Editor Dr. Richard Leblanc--an award-winning teacher, professor, lawyer, management consultant, and specialist on boards of directors--integrates practical experience and academic rigor to assist readers: * Build and strengthen engaged and collaborative leadership in the boardroom * Recognize the role and responsibilities of a well-functioning governing board * Risk governance, assurance, and the duties of directors * Keep pace with new trends in board governance and shareholder responsibility * Measure performance and align performance measurement to executive pay * Understand information technology governance, sustainability governance, and the different forms of governance Highly relevant to board and committee members regardless of sector or industry, The Handbook of Board Governance, 2nd Edition is an invaluable source of knowledge on all aspects of corporate and organization governance.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 1472
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. April 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781119536994
• Artikelnr.: 59167265

Autorenporträt

RICHARD LEBLANC, PHD, is an award-winning teacher, professor, lawyer, management consultant, and specialist on boards of directors. He teaches corporate governance in the Master of Financial Accountability Program at York University, and at Harvard University. He is a frequent speaker and webinar presenter to corporations and organizations such as The Directors College, the Ontario Hospital Association, the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario, and others in the United States, Europe, and Canada. He heads Boardexpert.com Inc., a board consultancy practice, advising boards of directors and individual directors. He blogs regularly for his LinkedIn Group, Boards & Advisors, and is often quoted or a guest in the media.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreward by John F. Bankes

Preface

About the Editor

1 The Board Governance Handbook: An Introduction and Overview

Part I: The Board's First Responsibility: The Right CEO

2 CEO Succession Planning Trends and Forecast

3 CEO Succession Planning

4 CEO Succession: Lesson from the Trenches for Directors

Part II: The Board's Second Responsibility: The Right Board Chair

5 The Non-Executive Chairman: Towards a Shareholder Value Maximization Role

6 Great Boards Don't Exist Without Great Chairs

7 What's in a Name? The Lead Director Role at US Public Companies

Part III: Who is at the Board Table? Board Composition, Dynamics and Decision-Making

8 Director Independence, Competency, Behaviour and Diversity

9 Board Behaviours: How Women Directors Influence Decision Outcomes

10 The State of Gender Diversity in Boardrooms

11 Every Seat Matters

12 The Art of Asking Questions as a Director

13 Board Succession, Evaluation and Recruitment: A Global Perspective

Part IV: The Work of the Board

14 Climate Change and Directors' Duties: Closing the Gap Between Legal Obligation and Enforcement Practice

15 Board Oversight and Climate Change: What Directors Need to Know

16 Responsible Boards for A Sustainable Future

17 Corporate Governance to Advance Business and Society

18 Technology and the Corporate Board: 2020 and Beyond

19 Responsive Governance in A Digital World: The Need to Up-Skill

20 The Potential Impact of Blockchain Technology for Corporate Governance

21 Blockchain: An Introduction for Boards of Directors

22 Reflections of a Board Chair on the Christchurch Massacre: Governing Social Media

23 Financial Literacy and Audit Committees: A Primer For Directors and Audit Committee Members

24 Corporate Governance in An Age of Populism

25 A Call to Action for Geopolitical Governance

26 Governing Boards, Risk Management, and Deliberative Thinking

27 Lawyers' Advice and Tips to Directors on Overseeing Executive Pay

28 Accountant's Advice to Company Directors: Directors' Obligations to Detect Top Ten Frauds

29 Ten Tell-Tale Signs of Possible Fraud: A Director's Primer

30 100 Questions Directors Should Ask When Assessing the Effectiveness of Risk Systems

31 Risk Oversight For Directors: A Practical Guide

32 Risk Governance: Leading Practice and Demographic Impacts

33 Agile Governance

34 Three Dilemmas for Creating a Long-Term Board

35 Strategic Blindspots in the Boardroom

36 Winter is Coming - The Approaching Human Capital Management Storm

37 The Effective Compensation Committee

38 Compensation Governance and Performance-Based Executive Compensation

39 Measuring and Improving Pay for Performance: Board Oversight of Executive Pay

40 Designing Performance for Long-Term Value: Aligning Business Strategy, Management Structure, and Incentive Design

41 Mind the Gap: How Human Resources Can Become More Integral to the Corporate Boardroom Agenda

42 Board Risk and Responsibility Under Regulatory and Criminal Law

43 Riding Between Cars: The Position of the Corporate Secretary

44 Ensuring Good Governance and Business Success in International Subsidiaries

Part V: Shareholder Engagement and Board Accountability

45 The Rise of Investor Stewardship

46 Director / Shareholder Meetings

47 Dual Class Share Firms in Developed Market Economies Anita Anand

48 For Directors: The L