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Building Better Boards - A Blueprint for Effective Governance - cover

Building Better Boards - A Blueprint for Effective Governance

David A. Nadler, Beverly A. Behan, Mark B. Nadler

Publisher: Jossey-Bass

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Praise for Building Better Boards   "Building Better Boards bridges the gap between talk and action.  A must-read for board members, CEOs, governance experts - really  for anyone who cares about the future of the corporation."  Anne M. Mulcahy, chairman and CEO, Xerox Corporation  "Building Better Boards covers all the key issues facing boards  in the post-Sarbanes-Oxley era. It provides practical advice based  on the authors' wide-ranging experience with major companies that  have built successful boards."  Marty Lipton, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen Roger W. Raber, president and CEO, National Association of  Corporate Directors  "This book provides a comprehensive review and effective guide  to making any board an effective team, and thus an asset, for their  company."  Richard H. Koppes of Counsel, Jones Day, and former general  counsel, CalPERS  "A balanced, insightful, thoughtful, and, above all, useful look  at what can be done to create excellent boards."  Edward E. Lawler III, director, Center for Effective  Organizations, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern  California  "Improving board effectiveness is easier said than done.  Building Better Boards lays out the how-tos in a clear and  compelling way that is of practical value for directors and CEOs  alike."  Kenneth W. Freeman, former chairman and CEO, Quest  Diagnostics Inc.
Available since: 01/07/2011.
Print length: 320 pages.

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