The Board, The Executive And Good Corporate Governance
THE BOARD, THE EXECUTIVE & GOOD GOVERNANCE
Ladies and Gentlemen, this paper attempts to look at the board and individual directors in context to organisational development. To achieve this, the key roles and duties of the board and its directors will be fully reviewed in light of current corporate governance concerns. This paper relies heavily on Review of The Role and Effectiveness of Non-executive Directors – Higgs Review – (2003) and the Combined Code on Corporate Governance (2006) for referencing.
The Combined Code on Corporate Governance, 2006 states that “every company should be headed by an effective board, which is collectively responsible for the success of the company.” On the issue of an effective board, Holland and Jackson (1998) identified six dimensions of board competency that seemed to capture the elements essential to effective governance:
i. Contextual: the board understands and takes into account the culture, values, mission, and norms of the......
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