Better Boardrooms: Repairing Corporate Governance for the 21st Century

In today's fast-paced business world, disruptive change has intensified, and boards of directors are ineffective in dealing with the threats inherent in every corporate governance system. Better Boardrooms, by Donner Prize winning author Patricia Meredith, proposes a new model of governance based on dialogue and collaboration that ensures all relevant voices are heard and included. It outlines the specific corporate strategies that should be implemented to reduce the waste of resources that occurs when companies fail to respond effectively to forces that are surrounding them.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 224 pages
\n Publication date: 24 November 2020
\n Publisher: University of Toronto Press
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In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, disruptive change has reached unprecedented levels, posing significant challenges to boards of directors. The question arises: why are these governance bodies often ineffective in addressing the inherent threats within corporate governance systems? In her book, "Better Boardrooms," Donner Prize-winning author Patricia Meredith delves into the role of boards in navigating uncertainty. Meredith offers a comprehensive framework for reducing the enormous waste of resources, including financial, human, intellectual, social, and environmental, that occurs when companies fail to respond effectively to the surrounding forces. To restore the reputation of boards as dynamic enablers of economic growth, "Better Boardrooms" proposes a collaborative effort involving a diverse range of stakeholders, including policy makers and regulators, customers, suppliers, bankers, and investors. The book discusses the flaws of the current corporate system and advocates for a digitally focused restructuring to better adapt to the challenges of the twenty-first century. By promoting dialogue and collaboration, "Better Boardrooms" proposes a new governance model that ensures all relevant voices are heard and included. As industries converge and stakeholders gain greater access to information, the role of boards of directors becomes increasingly crucial in shaping corporate strategy rather than merely approving it.

\n Weight: 506g\n
Dimension: 161 x 237 x 24 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781442649750\n \n