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How to Make Boards Work

An International Overview

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Editors:
  1. Andrew Kakabadse

    1. Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK

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  2. Lutgart Berghe

    1. University of Ghent, Belgium

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Andrew Kakabadse, Lutgart Van den Berghe
      Pages 1-7

  3. The ‘Outside In’ Perspective

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. Exposing the 20th Century Corporation: Redesigning 21st Century Boards and Board Performance

      • Nadeem Khan, Nada K. Kakabadse
      Pages 11-43

    3. Corporate Income Inequality and Corporate Performance: Any Correlations?

      • Filipe Morais, Andrew Kakabadse, Nada K. Kakabadse, Adrian Pryce
      Pages 44-74

    4. How Chinese Styled Executive Remuneration Works: Evidence from Chinese Red-Chips

      • Jessica Hong Yang, Nada K. Kakabadse
      Pages 75-94

    5. The Secret to Boards in Reinventing Themselves

      • Ouarda Dsouli, Nadeem Khan, Nada K. Kakabadse
      Pages 95-136

    6. Reinventing Board Effectiveness: From Best Practice to Best Fit

      • Lutgart Van den Berghe, Abigail Levrau
      Pages 137-152

    7. Fine-tuning Board Effectiveness Is Not Enough

      • Lutgart Van den Berghe, Abigail Levrau
      Pages 153-183

  4. The ‘Inside Out’ Perspective

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 185-185
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    2. An Effective Board Makes the Necessary Trade-Offs

      • Lutgart Van den Berghe, Abigail Levrau
      Pages 187-210

    3. Promoting Effective Board Decision-Making, the Essence of Good Governance

      • Lutgart Van den Berghe, Abigail Levrau
      Pages 211-267

    4. The Appropriate Board Chair: A Reality Check

      • Abigail Levrau, Lutgart Van den Berghe
      Pages 268-291

    5. The Leadership Attributes of the Chairman of the Board: An International Study

      • Andrew Kakabadse, Nada K. Kakabadse, Chris Pierce, Frank Horwitz
      Pages 292-310

    6. CEO/Chairman Role Duality Desire: Resistance to Separation Irrespective of Effect

      • Nada K. Kakabadse, Andrew Kakabadse, Reeves Knyght
      Pages 311-341

    7. High-Performing Chairmen: The Older the Better

      • Nada K. Kakabadse, Reeves Knyght, Andrew Kakabadse
      Pages 342-359

    8. Aligning the Board: The Chairman’s Secret

      • Nada K. Kakabadse, Reeves Knyght, Andrew Kakabadse
      Pages 360-380

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 381-389
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How to Make Boards Work offers a unique view of the thinking and doing of governance. The outside-in perspective offers a holistic framework highlighting how global cultural, social and political diversity impact boards of directors. The inside-out perspective emphasizes how governance and boards can effectively realize sustainable value creation.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK

    Andrew Kakabadse

  • University of Ghent, Belgium

    Lutgart Berghe

About the editors

Ouarda Dsouli, PhD Postgraduate Researcher, University of Northampton, UK Jessica Hong Yang, Henley Business School, Reading University, UK Frank Horwitz, Director of School, Cranfield School of Management, UK Andrew Kakabadse, Professor International Management Development, Cranfield School of Management, UK Nada Kakabadse, Professor in Management and Business Research, Northampton Business School, University of Northampton, UK Nadeem Khan, PhD Researcher, University of Northampton, UK Reeves Knyght, Managing Partner, Mayfair Investment Management Ltd, UK Abigail Levrau, Doctor Assistant- Member of the Management Committee, University of Gent-Vlerick Business School / GUBERNA, Belgium Filipe Morais, Post Graduate Researcher, Northampton Business School, University of Northampton, UK. Chris Pierce, CEO, Global Governance Services Ltd, UK Adrian Pryce, Senior Lecturer, Northampton Business School, University of Northampton, UK Lutgart Van den Berghe, Professor of Corporate Governance & Executive Director, University of Gent-Vlerick Business School / GUBERNA, Belgium

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