The 2020 Board: The future of company boards

by Pedro Nueno

Overview

In fast-paced, turbulent business markets, company boards need greater agility and will find it necessary to be conscious of innovation and technological progress. They ought to encourage companies to explore and value creativity at all levels, to remove red tape from the company’s culture and stimulate the entrepreneurial spirit. This book addresses the most pressing changes companies will undergo over the next five years. It illustrates the way directors should behave and how company boards should approach certain issues. The 2020 Board explains that the boards of directors are key to the leadership of a business and in making sure that everything is done ethically and legally in all markets where the company operates.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781912555413
Publisher:	LID Publishing
Publication date:	07/04/2019
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.15(w) x 9.20(h) x (d)

About the Author

Pedro Nueno is Professor in the Department of Entrepreneurship, IESE and Professor and President of CEIBS. He lives in Spain.

Table of Contents

0 Foreword 8

1 Introduction 12

2 The Organizational Structure of a Board of Directors 20

Composition of the Board 21

Board Committees 22

3 Information for the Board 28

4 Board Size, Meetings, and Preparation 42

Number of Directors 42

Number of Board Meetings 44

Number of Women Directors 44

Director Training 47

Board Secretary 48

5 Board Proceedings 54

Group Dynamics 54

Types of Directors 54

Managing the Meeting 59

Directors' Accountability 62

6 Board Remuneration 74

7 Board Assessment 82

8 Other Types of Boards 94

9 What about Small Companies? 100

10 What Is Distinctive about Family Businesses? 110

11 What Differences Are to Be Found around the World? 118

12 Conclusion 126

13 Notes 130