Abstracts - faqs.org

Abstracts

Business, general

Search abstracts:
Abstracts » Business, general

Are you underutilizing your board?

Article Abstract:

Tips for entrepreneurs, on the factors to be considered while selecting board directors for the company, are presented. Inadequate competencies, lack of diversity and negligence of duties in board directors are some factors that are responsible for company dysfunction.

Author: Thomas, Chris, Kidd, David, Fernandez-Araoz, Claudio
Publisher: Sloan Management Review
Publication Name: MIT Sloan Management Review
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 1532-9194
Year: 2007
Personnel administration, Recruiting, Businesspeople, Industry hiring, Entrepreneurship, Boards of directors, Entrepreneurs

User Contributions:

Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:

CAPTCHA


Bridging the gap between stewards and creators

Article Abstract:

The need for business organizations to resolve and prevent disputes between bottom line oriented managers or 'stewards' and creative technical employees or 'creators', for keeping the technological innovation of the firm at pace, is discussed.

Author: Austin, Robert D., Nolan, Richard L.
Publisher: Sloan Management Review
Publication Name: MIT Sloan Management Review
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 1532-9194
Year: 2007
Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Public affairs, Social aspects, Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Managers, Technological innovations, Technologists

User Contributions:

Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:

CAPTCHA


The science and fiction of meetings

Article Abstract:

The use of company meetings by organizations as a tool to make the employees more productive is discussed.

Author: Rogelberg, Steven G., Scott, Cliff, Kello, John
Publisher: Sloan Management Review
Publication Name: MIT Sloan Management Review
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 1532-9194
Year: 2007
Usage, Meetings, Employee performance

User Contributions:

Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:

CAPTCHA


Subjects list: Methods, United States, Management, Human resource management, Company business management
Similar abstracts:
  • Abstracts: The moderating effects of external monitors on the relationship between R&D spending and firm performance. Attitude and affect: New frontiers of research in the 21st century
  • Abstracts: Managing product returns for competitive advantage. Closing the gap between strategy and execution
  • Abstracts: The information content of option implied volatility surrounding the 1997 Hong Kong stock market crash. Intraday price-reversal patterns in the currency futures market: the impact of the introduction of GLOBEX and the euro
  • Abstracts: A role of affective experience in work motivation. Aging, adult development, and work motivation. Integrating theories of motivation
  • Abstracts: Creating supply chain relational capital: the impact of formal and informal socialization processes. The implications of socialization and integration in supply chain management
This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.
Some parts © 2025 Advameg, Inc.