The future for boards: self-regulation or legislation?

Article Abstract:

Self-regulation and not legislation is regarded as the best method for improving corporate governance. This is one of the main findings of an international conference, "Whither Corporate Governance?' conducted in London by Henley Management College and the Strategic Planning Society in Nov 1992. Other major issues and problems in corporate governance, as well as proposed solutions, have also been tackled during the conference.

Conferences, meetings and seminars, Corporate governance, Industry self-regulation, Industry self regulation

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Energizing boards, commissions, task forces, and volunteer groups

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Economic development organizations must ascertain that their board directors as well as members of commissions and task forces are sufficiently motivated to give their best effort. The initial step towards this starts with recruitment which involves a thorough search for potential leaders leading to their appointment to meaningful assignments. Their performance needs periodic evaluation to find out whether goals are met.

Human resource management, Corporate directors, Nonprofit organizations

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Multi-task agency: a combinatorial model

Article Abstract:

A combinatorial model of the multiple-task principal-agent problem is presented.

Research, Models, Organizational research, Combinatorial analysis, Task analysis

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