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

Explore the practical realities of corporate governance in public, private, and not-for-profit environments In the newly revised third edition of The Handbook of Board Governance: A Comprehensive Guide for Public, Private and Not for Profit Board Members, award-winning professor and lawyer Dr. Richard Leblanc delivers a comprehensive overview of all relevant topics in corporate governance. Each chapter is written by a subject matter expert working in academia or industry and illuminates a different area of board governance: value creation and the strategic role of the Board, risk governance and oversight, board composition and diversity, the role of the board chair, blind spots and trendspotting in the boardroom, audit committee efficacy, and more. This latest edition contains updated coverage of a wide variety of key topics, including: * Governing, auditing, and working from home, as well as conducting virtual and hybrid meetings * New and necessary skillsets for directors, including contemporary environmental, social, and governance considerations for firms * Diversity, equity, and inclusion issues impacting boards and firms, as well as the risks posed by corruption, organized crime, and cyber-crime An essential resource for board members and directors of organizations of all kinds, The Handbook of Board Governance is also an important source of information for managers and executives seeking greater understanding of the role of the board in the day-to-day and long-term management of a modern firm.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 1552
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. März 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781119909286
• Artikelnr.: 70236472

Autorenporträt

RICHARD LEBLANC, FCMC, CMC-AF, BSc, MBA, LLB, JD, LLM, PHD, is an award-winning teacher, professor, lawyer, management consultant, and specialist on boards of directors. He teaches corporate governance at York University, where he is director of the Graduate Program in Financial Accountability, and has taught corporate governance at Harvard University. Dr. Leblanc heads Boardexpert.com a board consultancy practice, advising boards of directors and individual directors.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Bonnie Lysyk, MBA, FCPA, FCA, LPA, ICD.D xix

Preface xxi

About the Editor xxv

1 The Board Governance Handbook: An Introduction and Overview 1
Richard W. Leblanc, FCMC, CMC-AF, BSc, MBA, LLB, JD, LLM, PhD

I Hiring, Evaluating, and Dismissing the CEO 33

2 CEO Succession Planning 35
David F. Larcker, BS, MS, PhD Brian Tayan, BA, MBA

3 Incrementalism Is Not Going to Work 55
Raj L. Gupta, BS, MS, MBA Dan Bigman, BFA

4 Model President and CEO Position Description 63
Richard W. Leblanc, FCMC, CMC-AF, BSc, MBA, LLB, JD, LLM, PhD

5 Model President and CEO Annual Performance Evaluation and Incentive Compensation Policy 71
Richard W. Leblanc, FCMC, CMC- AF, BSc, MBA, LLB, JD, LLM, PhD

6 Board Oversight of Possible CEO Misconduct 87
Richard W. Leblanc, FCMC, CMC- AF, BSc, MBA, LLB, JD, LLM, PhD

7 Model CEO Succession Planning Charter 109
Richard W. Leblanc, FCMC, CMC-AF, BSc, MBA, LLB, JD, LLM, PhD

II Strategy and Investors 117

8 The Three Dilemmas for Creating a Long- Term Board 119
Ariel Fromer Babcock, BA, CFA, Robert G. Eccles, SB, SB, AM, PHD Sarah Keohane Williamson, BA, MBA, CAIA, CFA

9 Pension Fund Governance: Working Under Tension 151
Bryan Campbell, PhD Michel Magnan, PhD, FRSC, FCPA, Auditor, FCA, ASC, CDir

10 A Critique of the Investment Fund Governance Regime in Canada 163
André Fok Kam, BSc, MBA, FCA

11 Third Stage Corporate Governance: Investors and Companies Divided by a Common Language 183
Jon Lukomnik, BA James P. Hawley, BA, MA, PhD

III Technology Governance 195

12 Technology and the Corporate Board: Critical Considerations Going Forward 197
Gary L. Evans, Dip CS, BA, Hons Bcomm, MBA, PhD

13 Questions the Board Should Ask About Artificial Intelligence 233
Timothy E. Storus, LLB, ICDD

14 Artificial Intelligence Governance Standards 243
Sam De Silva, LLB, BMS, MBS, DBA, FCIPS, CITP, FBCS, FRSA Barbara Zapisetskaya, BA, LLB

15 Fair Warning Has Been Given: What Do Directors Need to Do Now to Respond to Cyber Risk? 263
Lloyd Komori, BA Dip IT, CDir, ACC, HRCC

16 Cyber Risk from an IT Leader's Point of View 285
Michael Castro, CDir, ASC, MBA

17 Cyber Legislation, Standards, and Practices: An Overview for Directors 295
S. David Craig, PEng, MBA, CRISC, ICDD

IV Environment, Social, and Governance 315

18 Environmental, Social, and Governance Issues and the Board 317
Cynthia E. Clark, BA, MA, PhD

19 ESG'S Growing Pains 335
Nell Minow, BA, JD

20 Shareholders, Stakeholders, and Tangible and Intangible Capitals 365
James E. Nevels, AB, MBA, JD, LLM

21 Responsible Boards for a Sustainable Future: Not ESG but G(ees) 383
Yilmaz Argüden, BS, PhD Gizem Argüden Oskay, BSc

22 Board Oversight and Climate Change: What Directors Need to Know 425
Patricia A. Koval, BA, JD, MBA

23 Business Reconciliation: Calls to Action #92 Board and Business Imperative 467
Gary L. Evans, Dip CS, BA, Hons BComm, MBA, PhD Corinne Chappell, MEd, MEd, EdD David D. Varis, BA, MA

24 CEO Political Activism: Corporate Governance and Ethical Dimensions 489
John M. Holcomb, BA, MA, JD

25 Business and the Social Agenda: C- suite Activism, Corporate Responsibility, Workplace Trust, and the Board's Role 505
Sally J. Curley, BA, MBA, IRC Carol Nolan Drake, BA, JD

26 A CPA's Primer on EDI: What Directors Should Know About Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Audits 525
Romi-Lee Sevel, MFAC, CPA, CA

27 Making Diversity Work 535
John Zinkin, BA, MSc Chris Bennett, MBA

28 An Introduction to Regenerative Governance 559
J. Lyn Mcdonell BA, MA, FCMC, CDir<