Dissertations / Theses: 'Board roles'

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McCloud, Barbara. "Are there differences in how male and female board members describe their boards' behaviors in respect to board roles, functions and responsibilities." The Ohio State University, 1990. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1272997283.

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Gkliatis, Ioannis P. "An examination of board director's roles and the impact of the external environment and board characteristics." Thesis, Brunel University, 2014. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/11032.

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Purpose: The thesis aims to explore the roles that board directors undertake and understand whether there is an impact of the external organisational environment as well as several board characteristics on these roles. Design/ Methodology Approach: Building on existing literature a model is developed to test hypothesized relationships—i.e. directors’ roles with external environment and board characteristics. Measurements are designed—withdrawing them from the literature—to collect quantitative data from directors of UK organisations. The responses were collected from 115 directors working in UK organisations. Principal component analysis is conducted to reduce the data and propose a set of directors’ roles and correlation as well as regression analyses are utilised in order to test the hypothesised relationships. Findings: The results of the principal component analysis propose a set of six distinct roles for board directors, providing a new framework for future researchers. In addition, it is found that both the external environment and the board characteristics have some impact on what directors do, extending the limited empirical evidence found in the literature. However, the theoretical framework needs further examination and research. Limitations/Future Recommendations: The current thesis is evidenced by various limitations. Firstly, additional constructs can be added as determinants of the directors’ roles. Secondly, the response rate in the survey is low, which is regarded as a limitation, although there are limited studies offering quantitative results from board members.

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Zsiga, Bálint. "Gambiance : EXPLORING NEW ROLES OF LIGHT IN BOARD GAMES BEYOND ILLUMINATION." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för informations- och kommunikationsteknik (ICT), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-187045.

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In this thesis we will present a study on using lighting to enhance the gameplay of modern board games. Informed by observing board gaming events and getting engaged on forums we learned that besides debating strategies and the game mechanics, another regular discussion is on how to create good environments for games and playing. Based on our findings we frame the design space of light extended board games and propose three types of roles that lighting could play in board games to enhance the gameplay experience: (1) ambiance support for decorative purposes, eg. creating thematic atmosphere, (2) gameplay elements like thematic timers, and (3) game tools such as lighting objects that players can interact with. We designed a light extended board game prototype in order to evaluate several ambiance support and gameplay element role concepts. A Wizard-of-Oz test verified that players experience an enhanced focus using the light extended game. On the other hand, some ambiance support also distracted players. Thematic indications enhance sensory immersion, and randomly triggered elements can make the game more exciting by causing surprise and uncertainty, while reducing player e↵ort. Finally, we conclude this thesis by discussing results and outlining future work.

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Wang, Ling. "Corporate governance in China : roles of state, the supervisory board and the board of directors in large listed companies /." [S.l. : s.n.], 2006. http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/520496876.pdf.

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Hassan, Muhammad. "The impact of corporate governance reforms on board structure and board roles : an empirical study of Pakistani listed firms." Thesis, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10443/2683.

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This study examines the impact of corporate governance reforms (SECP code in Pakistan) on board structural characteristics, board roles and firm performance. Related research questions are: a) how and which board roles mediate the relationship between board structural characteristics and firm performance? b) And what is the influence of corporate governance reforms on this relationship? Based upon the existing literature, a model has been developed that relates board structural characteristics (Proportion of non-executive directors, CEO Duality, Diligence and Independence of Audit Committee) with firm financial performance (ROA, Tobin Q) through intervening variables of dual board roles namely board monitoring role (Frequency of board meetings) and board resource dependence role (Board size) using multi-theoretic lens. This thesis uses an exclusive balanced panel data set of 200 companies listed on Karachi Stock Exchange to examine the impact of SECP code on the model for the two equal time windows. The first panel comprises of the data for the years from 1999-2001 which is the era before the implementation of SECP code and second panel comprises of data for the years from 2003-2005. The data set straddles the year 2002 which is the year when SECP code was enforced. The study contributes to a sparse empirical literature on boards using data from Pakistan via multi-theoretic perspective to advance some understanding that if the boards’ monitoring and resource provision roles are strengthened through board restructuring, the financial performance (Tobin Q) of the organization has shown signs of improvement. However, the main findings of the study indicate that the mediated relationship between board structural variables and firm performance is stronger in the post SECP code era. The study also shows that firm value (Tobin Q) increased in the post SECP code era; however, the implementation of SECP code didn’t reflect any improvement in the profitability of the firm (ROA). This study has significant policy implications. It recommends the constitution of independent nomination committee on the board and envisaging an evaluation criterion for the board members performance. The study concludes that overall companies adopted a box-ticking approach for reporting corporate governance. The study concludes lastly that the SECP code overall proved ground breaking and the corporate governance canvas in the country embraced the global calls for the reforms.

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Groves, Terri. "LEADERSHIP ROLES FOR NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SCHOOL DISTRICTS." OpenSIUC, 2010. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/147.

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Title: LEADERSHIP ROLES FOR NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SCHOOL DISTRICTS National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) are highly skilled in the latest research-based instruction and understand the importance of data-driven instruction and its impact on student learning. Because of their expertise, NBCTs have the potential to become leadership agents for producing high-performing schools. However, there is little to no evidence that NBCTs are being encouraged to use their expertise to improve school performance. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore NBCTs in leadership roles in southern Illinois schools. To accomplish this purpose, three areas were explored: the extent to which NBCTs participated in leadership roles in schools and the nature of those NBCT leadership roles, NBCTs' perceptions regarding their leadership role significance, and the enablers and barriers to NBCT leadership. Mixed methods were used to interpret, analyze, and draw conclusions from quantitative and qualitative data. The findings show that prior to November 2007, 150 NBCTs were actively teaching in Regional Areas V and VI in southern Illinois school districts. Sixty-two percent (n=93) of those NBCTs responded to the request that they participate in the survey. Of those responding to the survey, over one half (59%) of NBCTs were involved in leadership roles in schools. In addition to their regular teaching assignments, the majority of these NBCTs were involved in multiple leadership roles in the seven core areas of professional growth and staff development, mentoring, curriculum development, student achievement, grant writing, school improvement, and support groups. Forty-one percent (n=38) of NBCTs indicated not having a leadership role. To determine NBCTs' perceptions of leadership role significance, NBCTs ranked the significance of their leadership role(s). The findings show that NBCTs perceived their leadership role(s) to have the most significance when addressing the following areas: (a) improved classroom practices, (b) communicating and operating from strong ideals about teaching and learning, (c) coaching and facilitating teams of teachers in school wide professional and staff development, (d) disaggregating and analyzing test scores data to increase student learning, and (e) promoting shared goals and vision. NBCTs perceived less significance when their leadership role(s) were involved in collaborating with administrators in creating and sustaining internal conditions, acting as change agents to inspire peers, leading the recognition and celebration of school accomplishments, facilitating sessions on current theories and practices, and addressing and adapting to negative undercurrents within the organization. The enablers and barriers to NBCT leadership roles were explored. The findings show that factors associated with administrators, colleagues, and circumstances beyond one's control contributed to the enabling or barring of NBCT leadership in schools.

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Cannard, Kelly. "National Board Certification: A Career Imprint That Transfers to Teacher Leadership Roles." Thesis, Harvard University, 2017. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:33052845.

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Since its inception in 1987, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards has certified over 112,000 accomplished teachers in its effort to professionalize teaching. During this same period, districts have added teacher leadership positions to improve the instructional practice of teachers and meet the complex needs of students, something the Board envisioned for National Board Certified Teachers (Carnegie Forum on Education and the Economy, 1986). However, there is a lack of research about if and how NBCTs holding formal teacher leadership roles utilize their expertise to improve instruction among their peers. This qualitative study sought to examine this issue through semi-structured interviews with forty-three teacher leaders who are National Board Certified Teachers in four public school districts and one state context. In this dissertation, I make the case that National Board Certification served as a career imprint (Higgins, 2005) that National Board Certified Teachers subsequently transferred to their work as teacher leaders and encouraged in their peers. The imprint consisted of capabilities in knowing one’s students, constructivist and differentiated instruction, and observing, describing, and reflecting continuously on instructional practice The cognitive aspects of the imprint included a belief that understanding one’s students was central to instruction, a commitment to assuming internal responsibility for student learning, and an assumption that reflecting continuously on their instruction would lead to improved teaching and learning. The participants indicated that, although National Board Certification prepared them as excellent teachers, they still needed organizational supports to extend what they learned through the process to other teachers. In the absence of some supports, they said that they could not fully transfer the imprint. In a few unique cases, NBCTs reported that they were able to alter the policy context in order to create a more favorable environment for the principles and practices from National Board Certification to take hold among other teachers. The findings suggest that NBPTS could work collaboratively with other organizations and policymakers to more explicitly advance the principles and practices underlying National Board Certification imprint as well as promote NBCTs as teacher leaders beyond their classrooms. Steps that NBPTS, districts, states, and teacher leaders could take to strengthen the extension of the Board imprint in order to improve instruction and learning in schools are outlined. Avenues for further research are explored.

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Bettington, Jacqueline J. "Unpacking director financial literacy." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2015. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/86056/1/Jacqueline_Bettington_Thesis.pdf.

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The social and economic effects of high profile governance scandals such as the National Safety Council, HIH and Centro have triggered much debate, reform and research into predicting and preventing future failures. While this has meant director financial literacy is now recognised as a core capability required of each individual director, there has been little guidance on what this capability involves other than the very general statement of being able to 'read and understand financial statements'. This thesis presents the results of a Delphi study aimed at identifying the core concepts a director needs to master to be financially literate. Thirty-five experts drawn from accounting, education and practice agreed that to be financially literate a director must have a conceptual understanding of 24 basic accounting concepts and be able to independently apply this understanding to a strategic evaluation of the finances of the organisation they serve.

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Ellingsen, Andreas. "Board Composition, Board Roles and Behavioral Integration in High-tech Start-ups : A Case Study of the Norwegian Renewable Energy Sector." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for industriell økonomi og teknologiledelse, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-26116.

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This study has examined how the board operates in order to facilitate for the development and success of the clean-tech start-up. Specifically the study has examined several aspects and characteristics of boards to determine which factors contribute towards creating an efficient board that best facilitates for the growth of its company.Through an in-depth analysis of five case firms, several key insights regarding boards in clean-tech ventures have been uncovered. The main constructs examined were the composition of the board, the engagement of the board into different board roles as well as the behavioral integration of the board. The case study has revealed that these constructs were all important determinants of the contribution of the board towards the growth and success of the clean-tech firm.Boards in clean-tech start-ups favor engagement in the service role, and this is also the role that has the strongest influence on the firm's strategic action capabilities. As the firm develops, the control role takes on a larger part of the focus of the board, due both to reduced effect of performing the service role and to pressure from shareholders. The behavioral integration of the board acts as a moderator of the contribution a firm can expect from its board. That means the more the board is integrated behaviorally the more it will be able to influence the firm. While boards can have an immense effect on the development of a young firm, clean-tech start-ups also need to be cautious about not becoming dependent on their boards. Firms that to an excessive degree rely on their boards' network to reach out to potential partners and investors develop lower strategic capabilities and growth.

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Matthews, William A. "The residual control roles of cooperative board of directors a preliminary comparative analysis /." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4802.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007.
The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on March 11, 2009) Includes bibliographical references.

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DenBroeder-van, Beveren Alberta Jantina. "Examining regional hospital governance, exploring board structure and roles and their relationship to the community." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape11/PQDD_0020/NQ53891.pdf.

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Shalba, A. "An investigation of the roles and responsibilities of the board of directors in the Libyan banking sector." Thesis, Nottingham Trent University, 2016. http://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/28281/.

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Since the financial crisis of 2008, corporate governance (CG) has been the focus of much attention in the developed countries. One of the main priorities of governments in these countries has been to implement CG mechanisms that will improve the practice and effectiveness of boards of directors. But while much has been written about CG in developed countries, developing countries represent relatively untravelled territory in terms of CG research. Libya is the largest oil producer in Africa and its oil revenues form a steady stream of income for the country. However, the country ranks low in terms of international measures of governance. As an Islamic state, with a population that is approximately 97 per cent Sunni Muslim, the prevailing culture, systems, rules and regulations are all profoundly influenced by Islamic precepts. Indeed, the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) has taken steps towards developing a dual system of conventional and Islamic banking. As such, CG and boards of directors (BODs) in the banking sector are highly influenced by Shari’ah law and Shari'ah supervisory boards (SSBs). This research aims to examine the practices, roles and responsibilities of BODs in the Libyan banking sector (LBS) and to identify the factors that facilitate or hinder boards in carrying out these roles and responsibilities. Achieving this overarching aim will help bridge a gap in knowledge in terms of the roles and functions of Libyan boards of directors. To this end, the research investigates boardroom norms in the banking sector in the context of the board’s strategic, service and control and monitoring roles. The main goals of this research are to contribute to current literature and to provide insights that can be applied to corporate governance practice in Libya and, more broadly, the country’s economic development. The study adopts a pragmatic paradigm to address its central research questions. A mixed-method approach was employed: quantitative data was collected by means of a questionnaire survey, while semi-structured interviews were conducted to qualitatively explore the social processes that shape the roles of boards. 227 questionnaires were distributed to 16 Libyan banks (6 public, 6 private and 4 Libyan/foreign). 24 semi-structured, in-depth interviews were then conducted with board members from each bank in the sample; interviewees included chairmen, CEOs and independent non-executive directors. The analysis revealed that a number of key international CG regulations and structural features are already in place in the LBS. Drawing on the work done by other researchers in developed economies and the results from this research, the researcher developed a framework to explain board roles in general and how they operate in practice in the LBS. The findings indicate that BODs are perceived as playing an important strategic role and that most Libyan directors enjoy this role more than the control and service roles. The framework pays particular attention to the internal and external factors that impact upon board performance such as board size, CEO duality, board independence and board diversity. The impact of SSBs is also explored, shedding more light on the roles and responsibilities of the BOD in the context of the Islamic banking system. This study contributes to both theory and practice, providing some useful insights that will bolster the CG literature on developing countries and improve our understanding of BOD roles. The findings also support the Libyan government’s reformist agenda, the aim of which is to create a more attractive and effective investment environment.

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Al-Ajlan, Waleed A. "Corporate governance in Saudi Arabia : the roles and responsibilities of the board of directors in the banking industry." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.421472.

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Donkor, Augustine. "Combined assurance, firm reporting and market consequences: The mediating roles of Board monitoring intensity and integrated reporting quality." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2021. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/2432.

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There have been changes in corporate reporting practice to meet the changing needs of the business environment and stakeholders, which aimed to improve corporate reporting and capital market performance of firms. Integrated reporting (IR) has evolved as the current corporate reporting framework to overcome the existing limitations of corporate reporting and to promote the disclosure of forward-looking information. However, there are heightened concerns about the reliability of IR and appropriateness of existing assurance mechanisms for current trends in corporate reporting practice. Therefore, the combined assurance (CA) model has been introduced. However, the suitability and consequences (i.e., economic and reporting) of the CA model in the current reporting environment and the role of IR quality and board monitoring intensity (BMI) are rarely examined in the literature. Thus, this study relies on agency and stakeholder theories to empirically assess the economic (i.e., capital market liquidity performance) and reporting (i.e., reporting performance of sustainability [ESG] and financial reporting [FR] quality) consequences of CA quality and the mediating roles of BMI and IR quality. This study observed a sample of 85 firms on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in South Africa between 2011 and 2017. The sample firms provided 595 firm-year observations. South Africa was selected for this study, as it is the only country that mandates IR and encourages the CA model. CA and IR quality were assessed using content analysis. The least-square dummy variable (LSDV) variant of fixed effect (FE) estimating technique with PROCESS macro based on bootstrap confidence intervals was used to estimate the models. The study finds that CA quality is an appropriate assurance mechanism for forward-looking and narrative in nature reports (i.e., IR and ESG). Further, CA quality can reduce firms’ operational disruptions that support real earnings management and is an essential tool to improve capital market liquidity performance of firms. IR is also found to be a superior reporting mechanism to the existing standalone reporting frameworks (i.e., ESG and FR). Moreover, firms’ capital market liquidity and reporting performance are beneficiaries of IR quality. However, the study indicates that CA quality is not ideal for accrual earnings management, and BMI does not directly influence firms’ capital market liquidity performance. The findings generally reveal that BMI and IR quality mediates the relationship between firms’ reporting performance, capital market liquidity performance and CA quality. The study findings make significant contributions to the ongoing debate of IR’s superiority and the suitability of the CA model in current corporate reporting practice. The finding that IR and CA are relevant to capital market liquidity and firm reporting performance supports the increasing interest in IR and CA globally. Hence, countries, regulatory bodies and standard setters will find the findings helpful in considering the mandatory adoption of IR and the CA model.

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Johnston, Christopher David. "Superintendents and Fiscally Dependent School District Budget Approval." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/79749.

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Because the public school budgeting process is arguably the single most important process in a school district, the budgeting process is a leadership challenge for the Superintendent. This leadership challenge is even more pronounced in fiscally dependent school districts where the school board does not have the authority to tax and must obtain funding from the local governing board. In fiscally dependent school districts, superintendents must develop and guide the school district budget through two different boards with different responsibilities and interests: a school board focusing on the educational vision of the school district and a local governing board focusing on overall community needs and tax rates. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of fiscal dependence on superintendent leadership during the budget process. This multi-case study utilized Stake's (2006) multi-case analysis methods to determine findings from four cases selected using a stratified, purposeful sampling of school districts in Virginia, a fiscally dependent state. The analysis resulted in eleven findings: 1) Superintendents guide school district budgets through the local government approval process. 2) The fiscally dependent method of school district funding in Virginia has a direct impact on the development of the school district budget. 3) The importance of education in a community influences the budget development process. 4) Personalities and relationships can be more important than budget processes and documents. 5) Limited local revenue has an impact on the budget development process. 6) An appointed school board increases the importance of the local governing board and influences the budget approval process. 7) The depth to which local government leaders look at the budget details influences the district budget development process. 8) Superintendents ensure frequent and ongoing dialogue with local government leaders. 9) Superintendents maintain good relationships with the local government leaders. 10) Superintendents have a good budget process and budget document. 11) Superintendents involve and engage the larger school community. This study has implications for superintendents that work in states with fiscally dependent school districts.
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Peng, Wendi Surveying &amp Spatial Information Systems Faculty of Engineering UNSW. "Roles of factors in simulation of parking guidance and information systems." Publisher:University of New South Wales. Surveying & Spatial Information Systems, 2008. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/42788.

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The Parking Guidance and Information (PGI) system is an important application of Intelligent Transport System (ITS), which has been shown to be an effect service for traffic information and parking management. The roadside Variable Message Sign (VMS) board has been the usual media for the publication of parking information in early PGI systems, and its performance over the years has been studied via simulations and questionnaire surveys. However, survey results show significant discrepancies across various traffic networks in different areas. More recently, parking information services have become available on other media such as mobile and in-vehicle devices. In contrast to VMS-based systems, PGI systems based on new media, especially the in-vehicle class of devices, have not been studied separately. This thesis aims to conduct research into the performance of PGI systems based on invehicle devices, by simulating and comparing a VMS-based PGI system with a Vehicle On-Board Device (VOBD)-based PGI system. A specially designed simulator utilising a routing algorithm known as the Ad hoc On-Demand Distance Vector (AODV) routing protocol in computer networks, has been created in MATLAB. The simulation minimises the influence of specific structures of traffic networks that may be found in some networks, but not others. This is done by simulating a grid-based road network where the capacities of parking stations and their geographic distribution are randomly allocated within specific zones, and the parking demand in each run of simulations is variable load. The results of simulations, including the information reliability, reduction of travel time, demand on on-street parking and the utilisation rates of parking stations, are analysed for multiple scenarios where the compliance rate, the information update policy and the strategy of human behaviour are varied. The analyses reveal a significant advantage of VOBD-based PGI systems over VMS-based PGI systems in terms of the quality of information and the reduction of travel time. At the same time, the analyses highlight the limitations of a PGI system when the demand and supply of parking stations is not appropriately balanced.

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Haywood, Narvia D. "The Impact of Site-based Management on Perceived Roles of Superintendents, Board Chairpersons, Principals and Selected Central Office Personnel in Tennessee School Systems." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1992. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2696.

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The introduction of site-based management has had an impact on the operation of school systems in Tennessee; however no one seems to know for certain what that impact was. Findings from this study revealed that there is a basic understanding of the impact of site-based management as perceived by superintendents, board chairpersons, principals, personnel, budget, curriculum, and staff development administrators. Findings also revealed that central office staff and principals, for the most part, perceive that the superintendents and board chairpersons were supportive of site-based management programs. One hundred and eighty-one educators, including board chairpersons, responded to a fifty-four item questionnaire. This questionnaire focused on the following areas: impact, roles, system-wide policies, personnel, relationships, staff development, morale, position authority, curriculum, policy making, budget and support. Using the F-test for analysis of variance, it was determined that significant differences in perceptions existed in the area of understanding the impact, sharing decisions at the school site, boards of education relinquishing policy making authority to the school site, and principals and faculties having control of the curriculum. The remaining eight (roles, system-wide policies, personnel, staff development, morale, position authority, budget, support) had no significant differences in the perceptions of the respondents. Conclusions of the study emphasize that in order for site-based management programs to be successful there must be a dramatic change in the traditional administrative role. Recommendations were extensive training, retraining, and education be provided so that all school and central office personnel and community members understand and have a sense of ownership of site-based management.

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Jörgensen, Benita, and Sandra Kärnfalk. "Externa styrelseledamöter : En studie över varför små familjeföretag väljer att tillsätta externa styrelseledamöter." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-15105.

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Bakgrund: Behovet av bolagsstyrning är stort för mindre familjeföretag, då det kan hjälpa dem att hantera deras komplexa omvärld. Framförallt är det styrelsen som har en viktig roll när det gäller bolagsstyrning i familjeföretag. Ett aktivt styrelsearbete är viktigt för att de ska kunna stå sig i den ökande globala konkurrensen. En extern styrelseledamot kan bidra till ett aktivt och effektivt styrelsearbete och därmed ge företaget konkurrensfördelar. Det finns dock vissa problem förknippade med tillsättandet av externa styrelseledamöter som kan påverka valet att ta in utomstående i styrelsen. Därmed väcks frågan; vad är det egentligen som påverkar ett litet familjeföretags beslut att tillsätta en extern styrelseledamot? Syfte: Studiens syfte är attförklara varför små familjeägda aktiebolag väljer att tillsätta externa styrelseledamöter. Metod: Studiens syfte har besvarats genom en kvalitativ metod med en deduktiv ansats. Empiriskt material har samlats in genom djupgående intervjuer med representanter för tre små familjeägda aktiebolag, varav två av företagen har tillsatt en extern styrelseledamot medan ett företag inte tillsatt en extern styrelseledamot. Slutsats: Studien visar att tillsättandet av externa styrelseledamöter drivs av behovet av en extern styrelseledamot. Behovet, i sin tur, påverkas av ägarfamiljens komplexitet och företagets komplexitet. Desto större komplexitet, desto större är behovet av externa styrelseledamöter. Har företaget däremot en utvecklad struktur så minskas behovet. En annan slutsats som dragits från studien är att det krävs ett initiativ utifrån för att små familjeföretag ska ta beslut om ett tillsättande av en extern styrelseledamot. Dessutom visar studien att familjeföretag söker att förstärka deras styrelses servande roll, genom att tillsätta externa styrelseledamöter.
Background: The need for corporate governance in small family businesses is large since it helps the companies to handle their complex environment. The board of directors has a prominent role of corporate governance in family businesses, where an active board is important for the businesses in order for them to meet the increasing global competition. An outside director can contribute to a more active and efficient board work and thereby give the business competitive advantages. However, there are some problems associated with the appointment of outside directors that can affect the choice of bringing an outsider to the board. Consequently, raises the question; what really affects the decision to appoint an outside director in a small family business? Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explain why small family owned limited companies choose to appoint outside directors. Method: In order to fulfillthe purpose of the study a qualitative method with a deductive approach hasbeen used. Empirical data was collected trough profound interviews withrepresentatives of three small family businesses, out of which two has outside directors while one business has not appointed an outside director. Conclusion: The study shows that the appointment of outside directors is driven by the need for an outside director. The need is affected by the level of family complexity and business complexity. A high level of complexity equals a large need for outside directors. The need will diminish if the business has a well developed structure. Another conclusion is that it takes initiative from outside the company for them to take a decision to appoint an outside director. Furthermore, the study shows that family businesses want to improve the service role of the board by appointing an outside director.

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Farquhar, Stuart. "The impact of board processes on board role performance and effectiveness : an empirical study of UK listed companies." Thesis, University of Wolverhampton, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2436/209932.

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In this research the impact of board governance orientation and board processes on board role performance and board effectiveness is examined. Building on existing literature, a model that relates board governance orientation (agency, stakeholder, stewardship and resource dependency) and board processes (cohesiveness, cognitive conflict, affective conflict, communication quality, effort norms, trust and the use of knowledge & skills) to board effectiveness via three mediating variables, board control role, board service role, and board strategy role is developed. The model was tested through a survey of listed companies in the UK. The results are based on 74 companies. The findings show (a) the board undertakes two distinct roles, control and service; (b) process variables, most notably cognitive conflict and the use of knowledge & skills, significantly influence board effectiveness mediated by the board’s control and/or service role; (c) structural variables, specifically the proportion of outsiders on the board, impacts on the board control role; (d) understanding board effectiveness requires a multitheoretic perspective.

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Kasokonya, Sinvula Martin. "An investigation of how members of a school board perceive and experience their roles in a secondary school in the Rundu Education Region of Namibia." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004558.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate School Board members' perceptions and expenences of their roles in a secondary school in the Rundu Education Region of Namibia. A case study was conducted within the interpretive paradigm. Six School Board members from the selected school were interviewed. The data were analysed using qualitative data analysis practices. The findings of the study indicate that there are numerous constraints that interfere with the Board members' ability to effectively carry out their role as a school governing body. These constraints include a lack of knowledge and understanding of the Education Act, a lack of skill in conducting basic management and organization processes and a lack of support from the circuit inspector and Regional Education officers. This study provides some understanding of the circumstances of the School Board in trying to execute its role in implementing the Education Act, especially the section dealing with School Boards. As such, this research provides an agenda for the support and improvement of the work of School Boards in Namibian secondary schools.

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Hedström, Anna, and Elin Albåge. "Winning the Board Game : Increasing the Strategic Involvement of Boards of Directors." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-302313.

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After the financial crisis and several corporate scandals, efforts to improve the quality of corporate governance have been made but extended regulatory actions can be seen as insufficient as issues still arise. According to several scholars and practitioners one way for boards to become more efficient is by increasing their involvement in strategy. However, there are discrepancies in what the boards are expected to do and what they are capable of doing. By researching what the barriers are for boards’ active involvement in strategy, the purpose of this paper is to fill, or at least partly explain, this empirical gap. Palepu (2012) has identified four potential barriers for boards’ strategic involvement; the role of the board, external pressures, access to information and boardroom dynamics. Based on Palepu’s framework 17 board members were interviewed with the aim to explore underlying issues and problems preventing strategic work in the boardroom. The results of this study show that the potential barriers for strategic involvement have two different effects on strategy. The role of the board, as well as the external pressure affect the amount of time spent on strategy in the boardroom. The boardroom dynamics and the access to information on the other hand have an impact on the quality of the strategic discussions. These four factors may then limit boards’ involvement in strategic questions if not handled correctly. Two main areas that have shown to be of utmost importance in improving the strategy engagement and the board work in full are increasing the level of engagement of the individual director and having more diversified boards in large. Diversification and higher levels of engagement are thereby two key factors which should be prioritized in order to ensure a sustainable development of corporate governance with more efficient boards actively involved in strategy.

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Azevedo, Sandra Maria Guerra de. "Os papéis do Conselho de Administração em empresas listadas no Brasil." Universidade de São Paulo, 2009. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/12/12139/tde-11092009-141955/.

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Nesta pesquisa descrevem-se e exploram-se pela primeira vez os papéis de controle, direcionamento (estratégia e política) e prestação de serviços dos Conselhos de Administração (CAs) e sua relevância no sistema de governança corporativa nas empresas listadas na BOVESPA. Estuda-se, ainda, também pela primeira vez, de um lado a relação entre os papéis do CAs e a estrutura e tipo de propriedade, tamanho e idade da empresa, determinantes da qualidade de governança no nível do CA e de outro a relação entre os papéis e a participação de investidores institucionais. Os resultados, dada a concentração da amostra, são principalmente aplicáveis às empresas listadas no Novo Mercado ou que emitem ADRs na Bolsa de Nova Iorque. No estudo quantitativo, de caráter descritivo e correlacional, considerou-se uma amostra não probabilística, por conveniência composta por 65 empresas listadas e 122 administradores. O Modelo de Equações Estruturais foi usado inicialmente, mas suspeitas sobre sua adequação levaram a um segundo modelo - o Modelo de Equações Simultâneas. Devido à ausência de dados, o modelo estatístico acabou por utilizar um total de 88 observações. Os CAs em grande parte são dominados pelos acionistas controladores. A participação de conselheiros independentes ainda está abaixo da recomendação das melhores práticas e a presença de acionistas minoritários nos CAs é pequena. O acúmulo dos cargos de presidente do conselho e presidente executivo não é um problema maior, porém mais importante é o acúmulo de poder verificado já que a presidência do CA é, em grande parte, ocupada por familiar do acionista controlador ou por ele próprio. A frequência relevante de presidentes executivos que também são familiares do controlador é outro elemento de concentração de poder. O papel de controle predomina nos CAs estudados, mas o papel de direcionamento também é relevante. O papel de serviço é o menos importante. O papel de controle pode ser enfraquecido nas empresas onde o presidente executivo e o presidente do conselho são familiares dos acionistas controladores. CAs com maiores níveis decisórios estão associados a um número maior de melhores práticas de governança. Os resultados não confirmaram as hipóteses de relação entre os elementos estudados e o papel das empresas listadas brasileiras. A pesquisa traz contribuições práticas aos agentes de mercado, indicando prioridades para a melhoria das práticas do CA e introduzindo não só o conceito de estilo do CA, mas também seu nível decisório. Para a pesquisa acadêmica, contribui-se com a construção de dois indicadores de concentração de poder e de endogenia/exogenia dos CAs que poderão ser utilizados não só em futuras pesquisas, como também pelas empresas. Os papéis do conselho de administração devem ser mais explorados e, já que o entendimento do órgão central do sistema de governança está apenas se iniciando, conclui-se esta dissertação com proposições de caminhos de pesquisa.
This study is the first to describe and to explore the control, guidance (strategy- and policydirecting), and service roles of boards of directors (BoD) and their relevance to the corporate governance system of companies listed on the São Paulo Stock Exchange (BOVESPA). It also studies on one side the relationship between the roles of the boards and structure and type of ownership, company size and age, board-level determinants of governance quality and on the other, the role of boards and institutional investor participation, and was also the first study to analyze this. Due to the concentration of the study sample, results are mainly applicable to companies listed on the Novo Mercado or issuing ADRs on the New York Stock Exchange. This quantitative, descriptive, and correlational study used a nonprobabilistic convenience sample of 65 listed companies and 122 executives and board directors. Structural equation modeling was initially employed, but suspicion on its adequacy led to an alternative one, the simultaneous equation model. Because there was an absence of data, a total of 88 observations were used in the statistical model. Boards are mostly dominated by controlling shareholders; participation of independent directors is still below the best practice recommendations levels, and minority shareholder participation is low. The functions of CEO and chairman played by the same person is not a major concern; the power concentration is more important, as boards are often chaired by relatives of controlling shareholders or by controlling shareholders themselves. Another element that concentrates power is the relevant frequency with which controlling shareholders relatives hold CEO positions. In the selected boards, the control role is dominant, with guidance also playing a relevant part; the service role was the least important. The control role may be weakened in companies where CEO and chairmen are from controlling shareholders family. Boards with higher decision-making levels are associated with a higher number of best governance practices. Results did not confirm the hypotheses of a relation between the studied elements and the role of listed Brazilian companies. This dissertation provides practical contributions for market agents, suggesting priorities for the improvement of board practices and introducing the concept of board style and decision-making level. The study also contributes to the academic literature by constructing two indicators concentration of power and board endogeny/exogeny which may be used in future researches and in the corporate environment. The roles of the BoD must be explored further, as we have only just begun to understand this central body of the corporate governance system. This dissertation concludes by proposing several possible research directions.

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Elms, Natalie E. "An exploratory study into director selection : who do directors want on their boards and how do they select them?" Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2014. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/72595/1/Natalie_Elms_Thesis.pdf.

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This exploratory study into director selection involved in-depth interviews with Australian non-executive directors to identify what directors consider as important criteria when selecting new members and the approach taken to identify and select candidates. The findings indicate boards select new members based not only on their ability to contribute complementary skills and experience but also on a perceived compatibility with incumbent board members. While these two selection criteria are considered equal in importance, not all selection approaches are able to adequately assess both criteria. As a result many selections fail to realise their selection criteria.

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Witsø, Steinar Bukve. "International Networking Strategies in Academic Spin-off Companies : A study of international network building processes and the roles of the top management team and board in influencing internationalization speed and international network range." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for industriell økonomi og teknologiledelse, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-26134.

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AbstractPurpose – International Entrepreneurship (IE) is a new field of multi-disciplinary enquiry that has its roots in studying the fascinating phenomenon of the emergence of born globals. These small- and medium sized firms internationalize at or near their founding and represent a growing number of entrepreneurial firms. A considerable number of born globals are spin-offs which utilize technology originally developed in academic institutions. Academic spin-offs (ASOs) have been studied from different angles (e.g. spin-off formation rates, technology transfer offices, university systems), but the research on teams and boards in ASOs has so far been limited, and the research on internationalization issues in these firms is almost absent. This study addresses the understudied phenomenon of ASO's international network building, and the roles of the top management team and the board of directors in the internationalization of small academic spin-offs.Theory – The dynamic capability view (DCV) suggests that firms need to develop new capabilities to identify opportunities and respond quickly to them. The DCV can be used as a framework to analyze internal capabilities and how these change over time as networks are built, reconfigured, added and split up. The resource dependence view (RDV) suggests that the long-term survival and success of a firm is dependent on its abilities to link the firm with its external environment. In this respect various organizational goals can be reached by building international relationships and by recruiting “outside” members to the team and board that can help link the firm and its environment by providing legitimacy and network resources.Research problem – How and why do born global ASOs build international network relationships? The research problem guiding this study tries to deepen our understanding of ASO's international network building and what the respective roles of the top management team (TMT) and board of directors are in these processes. Methodology/approach - The thesis draws on seven case studies that are high-technology ASOs from Norwegian academic institutions. The multiple case study is confirmatory, in the sense that earlier theories are reviewed, and at the same time inductive from the observation of the non-expected details and deeds of the cases. Data was collected through semi-structured in-depth face-to-face interviews with the company Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) in the spring semester of 2014. Tentative propositions for future research is presented.Findings – In most cases the firms have needed to build new international networks over a long period of time to acquire limited resources and build legitimacy. Useful behavioral characteristics of managers are those of innovativeness, proactiveness and risk-willingness (as earlier described in the literature), but also capabilities like trustworthiness, flexibility and determination seem to be important. The findings indicate that the CEO's entrepreneurial mind-set is an important determinant for internationalization speed. But the companies that use the TMT and board as a resource and make use of their international social networks achieve a higher success rate in terms of network range. Thus the CEO as the sole driving force behind internationalization can lead to early internationalization, but this does not necessarily lead to a broad network range and long-term success. Originality/value - The study makes several contributions to the literature on international entrepreneurship, academic entrepreneurship and corporate governance by identifying the impact of dynamic networking capabilities and resource dependence, and arguing how the CEO, TMT, and board play varying but important roles in the context of born global ASOs. Future research directions and practical implications for those who are thinking of starting new international businesses are presented.Keywords – Internationalization, Networks, born globals, Academic spin-offs, Team and Board roles

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Herron, Angela Abney. "School Board Presidents' Perception of Their Role and Its Relationship to Effective Board Practices." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2020. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1707378/.

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The purpose of this study was threefold: (a) to identify the priorities that Texas school board presidents perceive to be most important in their role as a school board member; (b) to describe the specific activities, behaviors, and actions that Texas school board presidents say they take to support the priorities they identify; and (c) to compare with and contrast board members' reported priorities, activities, behaviors, and actions with the eight characteristics of effective school board practices. A mixed-methods research design was used to explore school board presidents' perceptions of their role and its relationship to effective board practices. Quantitative data were gathered using an online survey and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Qualitative data were obtained from one-on-one semi-structured interviews which were manually coded using a three-step, hybrid-coding process, as well as from an observation protocol. Evidence from this study identified four top priorities: accountability driven actions, a untied team with the superintendent, aligned and sustained resources, and a vision of high expectations. Eleven subthemes emerged that describe the activities, behaviors, and beliefs that support these priorities including: clear goals, community partnerships, data-driven informed, governance, human capital, policy adoption, professional development, strong communication, student outcomes, training, and trust.

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Bushell, Merly A. "Women on boards : the role of social capital and networking in corporate board director selection processes." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2015. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/73307/.

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There remains a paucity of women in both executive and non-executive director roles in British boardrooms. This research explores how far this is explained by differences in levels of social capital and networking activities between men and women seeking boardroom positions. While it is known that social capital is important at junior and middle management levels (with existing research showing that the quality of men’s and women’s networks differ, and that women are not able to leverage their networks to the same extent as their male colleagues) no rigorous academic research on this issue has been conducted specifically at corporate board level, largely due to the difficulty of securing access to respondents. This thesis addresses the gap in the literature by drawing on data gathered from 82 semistructured interviews with Chairs, head-hunters and aspiring or recently appointed male and female directors. The research questions asked: what is the role of social capital and networking in corporate board selection processes; how far can Human Capital Theory, Preference Theory, Attribution Theory and Self-Efficacy explain the lack of progress of senior women to board level roles?; do aspiring female directors have poorer quality networks and less social capital than their male peers; why might this be; and are female aspiring directors as willing and able to leverage their social capital as their male peers. The findings affirm the importance of social capital theory in relation to selection to boardroom roles. Preference Theory, Human Capital Theory and Attribution Theory and Self-Efficacy are not found to explain the lack of promotion of senior female executives to board director positions. Other key contributions include insights into board director selection processes, the effectiveness of regulatory and voluntary codes, and gender differences in networking and job seeking activities of aspiring directors.

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Moore, Bruce. "Competing perspectives on the governance role of boards of English housing associations and attitudes to board payment." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2017. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/7232/.

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This thesis uses Q methodology and an abductive approach to discover competing conceptualisations of how housing associations should be governed and attitudes to board payment. It identifies five sets of perspectives characterised as: 1. Business Focused and Corporately Responsible 2. Socially Focused and Stakeholder Accountable 3. Regulator Focused and Professionally Responsible 4. Leadership Focused and Governance Rigour 5. Pragmatically Focused and Non-Prescriptive The results confirm the hybrid nature of housing associations and that their governance is complex, multi-faceted so does not converge on one uniform consensus view. Power and payment emerge as two particular issues of contention, but at a more fundamental level the differences relate to conceptions of the role of the board exists to fulfil. The characteristics of housing association governance are not only analysed at a sector level, but are also explored on a case basis for two housing associations to demonstrate the potential of Q methodology as a means of board assessment. The thesis also considers the significance that the particular context, conditions and circumstances may have from a personal perspective. The thesis concludes that increased recognition should be given to exposing and exploring differences of perspective and ensuring there is clarity about purpose and approach.

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Norgren, Hanna, and Emmelie Viklund. "Board of directors in small firms : An exploratory study on small business owners in Västerbotten’sperception of the role of the board, board composition and its impact onfirm performance." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-106534.

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This study examines small business owners at small firms in Västerbotten’s perception on board composition, board diversity and the role of the board together with its impact on firm performance. We were interested in knowing what kind of characteristics these firms are looking for in their board composition and explore their attitudes towards their choice ofinside or outside directors, and also the impact of homogeneity and heterogeneity in theboard. Further, we wanted to examine the general role of the board in small firms and get insight on whether the small business owners believe this had any impact on firm performance or not. The subject of board of directors can be found within the field of corporate governance, in which it has a central role. Existing literature on the subject left a gap of knowledge on board of directors in small firms, from which the opportunity of research was found. Since a vast amount of firms on the Swedish market are small firms, this subject is of significant meaning for understanding and gaining insight into how small business owners in these firms view the board of directors. To get a deeper view into the subject we explored if any differences were detectable between three different industries, and the selected industries were; IT, transportation and construction. This qualitative study was conducted by using a semi-structured interview technique. The objectives of having a qualitative study was to obtain in-depth understandings and perceptions from the participants in order to answer our research questions; What kind of characteristics are small business owners looking for when selecting new board members, what type of different resources can different types of directors bring, and what impact do small business owners believe this has on firms’ performance? The findings from this study revealed that small business owners at small firms in Västerbotten did not value and use the board in the same extent as larger firms had been found to do in other empirical studies. However, indications were found among our sample that small firms in the IT industry uses their boards in another way than other firms do. Moreover, it was of common occurrence that small firms only have one singe director on their boards both due to that they have a board solely due to legal reasons and also due to that the owners, which is also the directors in these firms, does not want to reduce their level of control over the firm. Overall, the impression from the participants’ perceptions and views were that the board was not used in the way it could be and that for many small firms the costof recruiting more directors is too high.

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Lee, Wanling. "The determinants of board structure : the impact of corporate governance reform and the role of datukship in Malaysian boards." Thesis, Toulouse 1, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013TOU10041.

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Cette thèse vise à étudier la gouvernance des entreprises en Malaisie. Nous examinons les déterminants de la structure du conseil d'administration, le cadre réglementaire, l'impact de la réforme de la gouvernance d'entreprise et le rôle de Datukship dans les conseils d’administration de Malaisie. Le premier chapitre traite de la littérature appliqué à notre sujet. Le deuxième chapitre examine l'impact des réformes de la gouvernance d'entreprise en Malaisie. Nous étudions les tendances et les déterminants de la structure du conseil d’administration et le niveau de conformité des entreprises avec l'exigence du Code Malaisien de la Gouvernance d'Entreprise (le Code). Nous constatons que l'indépendance du conseil d'administration augmente, que les structures du conseil d'administration sont en corrélation avec le niveau de fonctionnement des entreprises et que le niveau de conformité des entreprises malaisiennes est plus élevé que celui des entreprises britanniques. Le troisième chapitre est une étude d’événement qui mesure les effets de l’annonce de l'adoption du Code. Nos résultats suggèrent que le marché réagit positivement à la réforme. Les entreprises liées au gouvernement (GLCs) réagissent positivement à l'annonce mais l’effet est plus modéré pour les entreprises non-GLCs. Le quatrième chapitre présente une nouvelle approche afin d’étudier le rôle des directeurs Datuk. Datuk, est un titre honorifique accordé par les Rois en Malaisie. L’objectif de ce chapitre est d’étudier si la présence de Datuk dans un conseil d’administration profite à celui-ci et améliore la performance financière de l'entreprise
This thesis aims to study the corporate governance in Malaysia. We examine the determinants of board structure, regulatory framework and the impact of corporate governance reform in Malaysia, and the role of Datukship in Malaysian boards. This thesis consists of four chapters. The first chapter discusses in general the literature reviews related to our three articles. The first part of the chapter describes the corporate governance theoretical framework. The second part presents a summary of all relevant empirical literatures to our study and makes a comparison on the findings between the developed and developing countries. The gap between these studies is our research interest. The second chapter examines the impact of the reforms, namely Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance by investigating the trends and determinants of board structures in Malaysia. The Code, derived from the recommendation on corporate governance reform in UK, codified the best practices of good governance and described optimal corporate governance structures. However, due to different context of business practices and nature of business environment in emerging markets, we expect that the determinants for the board structure will be different from the developed markets. We also investigate the compliance level of board of directors with the requirement in the Code. In each analysis the results are used to compare with the findings in developed markets. Furthermore, we extend the study to look into the impacts across different size and different types of firms. Overall, we find that the board independence shows an upward trend throughout the years. The compliancy level is higher than UK firms in general. Our results also suggest that board size and board independence are correlated with the operation level of the firms. Different from most findings in US market, we find no evidence that the measures under monitoring hypothesis are related to board independence. The third chapter is an event study, in which we measure the announcement effects of the adoption the Code. The implementation the Code is the most sweeping governance reform in Malaysia to enhance the corporate governance practices. Using an event study methodology demonstrated by Karafiath (1998), our paper concentrates on the announcement effect of those key dates associated with the rules-making process, until the integration of the Code to the listing requirement use the We group the firms into different industry portfolio and different portfolio of size to test the abnormal returns. We then examine specifically the impact of the reform on government-linked companies (GLCs), which are always been claimed to have influence from government on its corporate governance practices. Our findings suggest that the investors perceived the new implementation as good news and market reacts to the news on the final implementation stage but not the initial planning stage. A further investigation on political connected firms shows that GLCs react less positively to the announcement than non-GLCs portfolio. The results for portfolio by size also show a significant positive response to the announcement of new listing requirements. The forth chapter presents a novel attempt to study the role of Datuk Directors in Malaysia. Datuk, is a honorifics titles granted by the King in Malaysia on their birthday and perceived to be something that elevates a person’s social status. It is expected that directors with titles add reputations to the firm and have better network with the important stakeholders. The presence of Datuk on board is a unique phenomenon in Malaysia that provides us a testing ground to study its impact to the board. The goal of this paper is to gain insight on how the presence of Datuk in the board adds value to the board function and further, improves the firm financial performance

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Dreifaldt, Hampus, and Johan Holmgren. "Styrelsens roll i små och medelstora företag : en studie om ägartyper, styrelseroller och företagsprestation i SMEs." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-85823.

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Titel: Styrelsens roll i små och medelstora företag - en studie om ägartyper SMEs, styrelseroller och företagsprestation. Bakgrund: Då europas företag till stor del utgörs av SMEs är dessa mycket viktiga för ekonomin. Vad deras styrelse gör och hur de påverkar företagsprestationen är därför ett intressant forskningsområde. Därför ställer vi oss i denna studie frågan: “Hur ser sambanden ut mellan ägartyp, styrelseroll och företagsprestation samt påverkar styrelsens roll sambandet mellan ägartyp och företagsprestation i SMEs?” Syfte: Studiens syfte är att förklara eventuella samband mellan ägartyp, styrelseroll och företagets prestation samt om styrelsens roll påverkar sambandet mellan ägartyp och företagsprestation i SMEs. Metod: Denna studie är utformad efter kvantitativ metod och tillämpar en deduktiv forskningsansats där teorier och tidigare litteratur används för att sedan testa olika modeller. För inhämtning av empirisk data har en enkätstudie gjorts som sedan kompletterats med manuell inhämtning av arkivdata. Slutsatser: Studiens slutsatser är att ingen av de modeller som presenterats i studien accepteras. Endast ett fåtal samband kan konstateras. Ägaren behöver nödvändigtvis inte påverka vilken roll styrelsen får. Försiktighet bör iakttas innan företagsägare förlitar sig på styrelsen som mekanism för att forma eller påverka företagets prestation, eftersom den inte behöver ha någon påverkan. Den rådgivande, nätverkande och övervakande styrelserollen har positiva samband mellan varandra.
Title: The boards role in small and medium sized enterprises - a study of owner types, board roles and corporate performance. Background: Since most european companies are SMEs, these are very important for the economy. What their boards do and how they affect corporate performance is therefore an important question. Because of this, we ask ourselves the question: What does the relationship between owner type, board role and company performance look like, and does board role affect the relationship between owner type and company performance in SMEs? Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explain eventual relationships between owner type, board role and company performance and if the board role affects the relationship between ownertype and company performance in SMEs. Method: This study is designed by quantitative method and applies a deductive research approach where theories and previous literature are used to test different models. For the collection of empirical data this study uses a survey study, which is supplemented with manual recording of archive data. Conclusions: The conclusions of this study is that none of the models are accepted. Only a few relationships are supported. The owner doesn’t necessarily have any effect on what role the board has. SME owners should be careful before trusting the board roles as a corporate governance mechanism to shape or affect company performance, since they doesn’t necessarily have any impact. The advisory, networking and monitoring roles are all positively related to each other.

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Running, Peter John. "The role of the superintendent as perceived by school administrators and school board presidents in Texas public schools in Region 20 ESC." Texas A&M University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/1363.

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This study examined the role of the superintendent as it is perceived by school administrators and school board presidents. The study was limited to public schools in Texas located within Region 20 ESC. Responses to a Likert-type instrument were solicited from school board presidents, superintendents and other school administrators (n=163). The questionnaire generated data regarding perceptions toward the role of the superintendent in nine different domains containing 38 different criteria. Results from an ANOVA showed no significant difference at the alpha level of .05. Sidak post-hoc tests were run as well, but because the ANOVA did not reveal any significant difference, the post-hoc data was not presented. The primary conclusion drawn from this study was that the perceived conflict in the literature that exists between boards and superintendents that is prevalent enough to cause a superintendent to leave a district, was not brought to light in this study. Board presidents, superintendents and other school administrators all appear to have the same perceptions regarding the role of the superintendent. This questionnaire did not reveal the source of conflict. However, the data revealed that board presidents, superintendents and other school administrators see the superintendents role in the same way. The findings from this research may indicate that as a result of extensive board training, there may be improved respect and communication between the board, superintendents, and other school administrators. Recommendations include, among others: 1. Research into the development of an instrument that examines a more reflective relationship between the board and superintendent dealing with the aspects of personality, character, prejudices and attitudes. 2. Through the legal process, to increase the length of a term for board members from the current three-year term to at least five years. 3. Through the legal process, modify the Open Meetings Act to allow boards the freedom to conduct self-evaluations and board performance issues behind closed doors. This would eliminate the perception of the board airing dirty laundry in public.

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Rodden, Kirk. "At the Intersection of Politics and Higher Education: Policy, Power, and Governing Boards in Oklahoma." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3312.

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This quantitative study examined the perceptions of members of Oklahoma public higher education governing boards and legislators concerning higher education governance. The purpose of this study was to gain a greater understanding among the participants as to the role governing boards should play in the system. The population for the study comprised 142 members of the Oklahoma Legislature and 107 members of 15 Oklahoma public higher education governing boards. The principal investigator used a web-based survey development company to design, collect, and store survey responses. Results from the study were examined using independent samples t tests and one-way ANOVAs. From these tests, 5 out of 15 research questions had statistically significant findings. Analysis of the data revealed that legislators and members of governing boards perceive the role of governing boards differently in some key ways. There were significant differences concerning governing boards primarily serving to promote the interests of individual institutions, with members of governing boards, Democrats, and participants from suburban areas more likely to agree with this position. Members of the legislature were significantly more likely to agree than members of governing boards that the primary role of governing boards is policy implementation. There were also significant differences concerning the role of governing boards serving primarily to keep the expenditure of public dollars as low as possible with participants from urban areas agreeing with this statement.

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Dunn, Michael C. "School board service : how modern school board members engage and understand their leadership role." Pullman, Wash. : Washington State University, 2009. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Dissertations/Spring2009/m_dunn_041309.pdf.

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Haley, James R. "School board and superintendent responsibilities : a study of role congruency /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 1998. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p9901302.

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Hawkins, Lillian Artene Hall. "Race, Representation, and Role: Why African American Females Run for School Board." Oxford, Ohio : Miami University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=miami1227647591.

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Liaw, Lily Rita, and 廖莉莉. "Role of district board in new town development: a case study of Shatin District Board." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1990. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31963821.

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Liaw, Lily Rita. "Role of district board in new town development : a case study of Shatin District Board /." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1990. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B12816905.

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Dutta, Suparna. "Understanding Effectiveness of a Diverse Board in the Nonprofit Sector: The Role of Board Inclusion & Critical Mass of the Diverse Board Members." VCU Scholars Compass, 2019. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5738.

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Using rated responses from nonprofit CEOs who participated in the 2016 BoardSource national survey, this study investigates whether nonprofit board inclusive behavior or board inclusive practices are positively correlated with nonprofit board effectiveness. It further examines whether a critical mass of racial and ethnic minority or women board members may moderate the relationship stated above. To answer these questions, the study tested six hypotheses using principal component analysis, followed by hierarchical regression analysis, and found no evidence of statistical significance in main or moderator effects. The study recommends that policymakers should frame policies that ensure mandatory quotas for women and racioethnic minority board members for nonprofits that receive government funding and/or act as alternative service delivery agents for governments. In addition, the nonprofit CEOs should promote the learning-integration perspective of group inclusion to help maximize the experience of inclusion of board members. The study further recommends that nonprofit boards should promote pluralistic diversity, abandon tokenism, and foster an inclusive environment for all board members irrespective of their gender and color.

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Roche, Olivier Pierre. "Board role and composition within the organization life cycle." Thesis, McGill University, 2008. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=21974.

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The present study examines the role and composition of the board of directors in two contexts: 1) during the different phases of the life cycle of an organization, including the emerging, maturing and decline/exit phases; and 2) within the context of corporate governance reforms after 2002. A theoretical framework has been developed that addresses the board's functions: monitoring and advising the senior management team, and serving as an interfacing mechanism with the external environment to provide the organization with information and resources. It is posited that changes in the organization and its context elicit changes in the relative importance of these functions and in the selection criteria for board members. In this study, the phases in the organizational life cycle approach represent different periods during which organizations face similar sets of issues or problems rather than the sequential stages of an organization's development. This study uses a qualitative approach based on interviews with 34 directors in Montreal to explore their views on the following: 1) variations in functions of the board over phases in the life cycle of the organization and their impact on director's selection; and 2) the effect of regulatory changes on board selection criteria and use of interlocking directors. The interviews offer evidence that the functions of the board and the director selection criteria change across phases of the life cycle. As well, industry characteristics, the size of the organization and its ownership structure influence board selection criteria. Contrary to expectations, no linear relationship was found between the difficulty of the director's role and the size of the organization or the phase of its life cycle. Both the level of experience of other board members and the resources available to meet the obligations of the director affect the scope of his/her responsibilities. As for the impact of the 2002 regulatory reforms, the interviews indic
La présente étude analyse le rôle et la composition du conseil d'administration dans deux contextes : 1) pendant les différentes phases de la vie d'une organisation, en incluant la phase d'émergence, de maturité et celle du déclin/disparition ; et 2) après la promulgation des réformes de 2002. Un cadre théorique a été élaboré qui traite non seulement du rôle du conseil d'administration dans l'établissement des procédures de contrôle des cadres supérieurs chargés de la gestion de l'entreprise, mais aussi du rôle du conseil dans le choix des stratégies de l'entreprise et la recherche des ressources nécessaires. Dans ce contexte, il est possible que tout changement de l'organisation modifie le rôle du conseil et des critères de sélection de ses membres. Dans cette étude, les phases de la vie d'une organisation ne représentent pas des étapes de développement successives mais plutôt différents scénarios pendant lesquels l'organisation fait face à des problèmes similaires. La présente étude adopte une démarche qualitative basée sur des entretiens avec 34 directeurs à Montréal. Ces entretiens ont porté sur : 1) l'évolution des fonctions du conseil d'administration pendant le cycle de vie de l'organisation et l'impacte de ces changements sur la sélection des directeurs ; et 2) les effets des réformes de 2002 sur le rôle du conseil d'administration et les critères de sélection de ses membres. De nombreux directeurs interrogés ont souligné le fait que les critères de sélection des directeurs d'un conseil d'administration varient au cours du cycle de vie de l'entreprise. Cependant, et contrairement à ce que l'on pouvait attendre, une relation linéaire n'a pas été trouvée entre les difficultés inhérentes au rôle du directeur et la taille de l'entreprise ou l'étape de son cycle de vie. D'autres facteurs sont à prendre en compte telle que l'expérience des autres directeurs ou les moyens internes mis à leur dispos

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Mehlomakulu, M. (Mandla). "The role of the board in the sustainability agenda." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53683.

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Study project (MBA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2003.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study examines the role of the board of directors of private and public companies. The focus is on "directing" (and not managing) - in view of the policy and strategic dimensions of boardroom activities. The second step focuses on the sustainability issue - the what and why of this important core governance value. A modem board is responsible for business strategy development and ensuring that a strategic planning process is in place, is used, and produces sound choices. The board must monitor the implementation of current strategic initiatives to assess whether they are on schedule, on budget, and producing effective results. Second King Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa (King II) has lately amended these responsibilities to include recommendations on minimum practices that should be adopted by corporations in relation to their corporate governance practices, as well as sustainability management and reporting. King II follows the worldwide trend of "triple-bottom-line", whose approach is recognising that the company has to consider stakeholders when formulating strategies. As part of building a case for the consideration of sustainability, cost savings could be the primary motivator (if nothing else) for making a business case for sustainable development. Businesses can reduce costs by making environmental improvements that deliver an immediate impact on the financial bottom line. They can also reduce financial, reputation and political risks by engaging with stakeholders. Understanding the concerns and interests of employees, customers, Non-governmental organisations (NGO's), politicians and business partners helps a company to manage environmental and social expectations better, resulting in reduced risk of civil action or brand assassination, improved access to capital and insurance, cost savings and reduced vulnerability to regulatory changes. Another view is that of avoiding a strategic disadvantage, where if firms do not respond to environmental opportunities, and their competitors do, they risk placing themselves at a competitive disadvantage. Governance, simply defined, is "the process of decision-making and the process by which decisions are implemented. If governance is about transparency and looking after shareholder value, and sustainability is about ensuring long-term success, then sustainability is the core part of governance. Managing this equilibrium is an integral aspect of good governance and a major challenge for any board. It will be achieved only where there is active engagement with all stakeholders and where proper attention is paid to health, safety and environmental issues - board of directors is accountable for addressing these challenges. The board should also ensure that its sustainability responsibilities are properly delegated and that strategies and policies are implemented through the effective use of a board representative for sustainability, a dedicated board committee for sustainability, and senior management. The consideration of sustainability issues by directors can reveal new opportunities for the company. Ignoring these opportunities could weaken its competitive position. In addition, if sustain ability issues are not considered, both the company and its directors may be held liable for failing to act with due diligence. The board must be aware of the corporation's liabilities caused by its sustainability obligations over the life cycle of its activities, products and services, and the necessary financial provision for such liabilities must be made and communicated to stakeholders. Directors must be aware of the sustainability threats, and take steps to safeguard the organisation - it is a matter of risk management. It is also a matter of investment, not cost. Like any investment, companies must find the resources and assess the paybacks. But there are many cases where the paybacks have been swift and substantial, and it has been shown that addressing these issues is more likely to help companies identify cost reductions than add to their costs. A number of leading South African companies, for example Anglo American, BlIP Billiton, Eskom, Sasol, and South African Breweries - have begun to drive the sustainability agenda within the local business community. Two case studies (Sasol and Nestle) of companies that are making sustainable development a core part of their governance role are presented. Recommendations naturally do not guarantee safety against failure, but a board can begin with changes that, taken together, will provide a better early-warning system against failure: 1. Reengineer the board. 2. Monitoring and evaluation by the board. 3. Introduce a Sustainability Board Committee This work has illustrated that by having appropriate standards of governance the long-term performance is raised and total shareholder return is enhanced.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie ondersoek die rol van die direksie van publieke en private maatskappye. Dit fokus op die "leiding" (en nie die bestuur) - in die lig van die beleid en strategie aspekte van die raadsaal aktiviteite. Die tweede deel fokus op die volhoubaarheid kwessie - die wat en waarom van hierdie belangrike bestuurswaarde. 'n Moderne direksie is verantwoordelik vir die ontwikkeling van die besigheidstrategie en die versekering dat 'n strategiese beplanningsproses in plek is, funksioneer en lei tot die regte besluite. Die direksie moet die implementering van die strategie monitor om te verseker dat die resultate beriek word, op skedule is en binne die begroting is. Die tweede King-verslag oor korporatiewe beheer in Suid-Afrika (King II) het die verantwoordelikhede verander deur aanbevelings in te sluit oor die minimum prosedures wat maatskaapye moet instel rakende korporatiewe beheer, asook volhoubaarheidsbestuur en verslagdoening. King (II) volg die wereld-wye tendens van "triple-bottom-line", wat beteken dat die maatskaapy sy verantwoordelikheid teenoor belanghebenes in ag neem tydens die formulering van strategie. Kostebesparings is waarskynilik die belangrikste motivering vir die inagneming van volhoubaarheid. Die maatskappy kan kostes bespaar deur omgewingsverbeterings aan te bring wat onmiddelik 'n effek op die netto wins sal he. Maatskappye kan ook finansiele-, reputasie- en politieke risiko verminder deur met die belanghebendes saam te werk. Deur die bekommernisse en belange van werknemers, kliente, nie-regerings organisasies, politiekusse en besigheidsvennote te verstaan, help 'n maatskappy om die omgewings en sosiale verwagtinge beter te bestuur. Dit sal lei tot die vermindering van die risiko vir siviele aksies, 'n verbetering in die toegang tot kapitaal en versekering, kostebesparings en 'n vermindering in die kwesbaarheid as gevolg van vernaderinge in regulasies. 'n Ander oorweging is die vermeiding van 'n strategiese nadeel. Deur nie te reageer op omgewings geleenthede nie, terwyl die kompitisie dit wel doen, kan lei tot 'n kompiterende nadeel. Korporatiewe beheer is die proses van besluitneming en die proses waardeur besluite geimplementeer word. Indien korporatiewe beheer gaan oor die deursigtigheid van besluite en die bevordering van aandeelhouerswelvaart, en volhoubaarheid gaan oor die versekering van lantermyn sukses, dan is volhoubaarheid die kern van korporatiewe beheer. Die handhawing van 'n balans tussen die twee aspekte is 'n integrale deel van korporatiewe beheer en 'n uitdaging vir die direksie. Dit sal slegs behaal word indien daar aktiewe deelname is van alle belanghebbendes en die nodige aandag gegee word aan gesondheids-, veiligheids- en omgewingsake. Die direksie is verantwoordelik vir hierdie uitdagings. Die direksie moet ook verseker dat die volhoubaarheids verantwoordelikhede behoorlik gedelegeer word en dat die strategie en beleid geimplementeer word deur die effektiewe gebruik van 'n direksie verteenwoordiger vir volhoubaarheid, 'n direksie komittee vir volhoubaarheid en senior bestuur. Die inagneming van volhoubaarheids aspekte deur direkteure kan lei tot nuwe geleenthede vir die maatskappy. Deur die geleenthede te ignoreer kan die maatskappy se kompeterende posisie beinvloed. Die maatskappy en sy direkteure kan ook verantwoordelik gehou word deur nie met die nodige sorg op te tree nie. Die direksie moet bewus wees van die maatskappy se verpligtinge, as gevolg van die volhoubaarheids verantwoordelikhede, oor die lewenstydperk van sy aktiwiteite, produkte en dienste en die nodige voorsiening maak vir die finansiele laste en dit kommunikeer aan alle belanghebbendes. Die direkteure moet ook bewus wees van dit wat volhoubaarheid kan bedreig en die nodige stappe neem om die maatskappy te beskerm - 'n kwessie van risikobestuur. Dit is ook eerder 'n belegging, as 'n koste. Soos met enige belegging, moet die maatskappy die nodige bronne vind en die opbrengs oorweeg. Daar is verskeie gevalle waar die opbrengs vinnig en wesenlik was en dit is bewys dat deur hierdie aspekte aan te spreek, dit lei tot koste besparings en nie tot additionele kostes nie. Verskeie Suid-Afrikaanse maatkappye, soos Anglo American, BBP Billiton, Eskom, Sasol en SAB het begin om die volhoubaarheidsproses uit te rol in die besigheidsgemeenskap. Twee studies (Sasol en Nestle) oor maatskappye wat volhoubaarheidsontwikkeling natreef as deel van hulle korporatiewe beheer, word aangebied. Aanbevelings is natuurlik nie 'n versekering teen ondergang nie, maar direksies kan begin met veranderinge wat tesame sal lei tot 'n vroee waarskuwing stelsel: 1. Hersamestelling van die direksie; 2. Monitering en evaluering van die direksie; 3. Samestelling van 'n Volhoubaarheids Kommitee Die studie het bewys dat, deur nodige standaarde en beheer, die langtermyn verdienstes verhoog en aandeelhouerswelvaart bevorder word.

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Stojanac, Sanja, Helena Nguyen, and Daniella Baubec. "Women on the Corporate Board in Sweden." Thesis, Jönköping University, JIBS, Business Administration, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-13077.

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Women are often predominated in so-called "women´s jobs" including nursing, teaching and administration while jobs such as manager, board of director and financier are dominated by men. Hence, the corporate board has been male-dominated. However, in recent decades the number of women entering the boardroom has increased. Women are aware of their opportunites in terms of managerial jobs. Nevertheless, Sweden has one of the highest levels of gender equality in the world. Women with business experience and education are steadily moving upp the corporate ladder. The importance of female directors´ contributions on the corporate board has been recognized. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how women contribute on the corporate board in Sweden. The focus of the study lies on the perspectives of female and male directors. The study was conducted with the use of a qualitative method. It provided us with an understanding of the subject based on respondents´ experience. In order tol fulfill the purpose, eight semi-structured interviews were conducted with male and female directors on the corporate board in Sweden. The empirical data was analyzed by the process of qualitative data analysis (QDA). We have increased the knowledge of female directors´ contributions on the corporate board in Sweden. Female directors do not posses a profound understanding of female customers. There is a strong link between female representatives and enhanced board communication. Furthermore, there is no relation between female directors and companies´ involvement in charitable activities. There is no difference in the way female and male directors monitor the board.

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Prabowo, Muhammad Agung. "The effect of board composition on firm performance in Indonesia." Thesis, Curtin University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/835.

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The study investigates the effect of the compositions of board of directors on firm performance in Indonesia. This country offers a specific institutional environment, which provides a natural setting to further examine the effectiveness of the board in mitigating agency conflicts. The conceptual framework is derived from agency theory, assuming that the governance mechanisms affect the behaviour of contracting parties. The theory predicts that a board’s independence determines the effectiveness of its monitoring role and organizational outcome. The study presents a cross-sectional analysis of 190 non-financial companies listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange during 2002-2004.Indonesian firms exhibit ownership concentrated in the hands of a few wealthy families and this provides them with sufficient voting rights to influence management and control decisions. Accordingly, the agency problems stem from the conflicts between controlling owners and minority shareholders as such ownership enables controlling owners to commit expropriation. The agency problem is further exacerbated by the presence of family members of controlling owners serving in management and on the boards. This study argues that the involvement in management and on the boards creates the absence of separation between management and control decisions that potentially negates the link between governance mechanisms and firm performance. This dissertation is the first to study the impact of such involvement on the association between board composition and firm performance. This provides sufficient justification that the study offers significant contribution to the governance literature as it applies to Indonesia.The Jakarta Stock Exchange officially requires that listed firms’ boards consist of at least 30% independent directors, or that the number of independent directors be proportional to the shareholding by minority investors, whichever is higher. The results show that most of the domestic-listed firms demonstrate a compliance with such regulation. However, the study fails to document a significant relationship between the fraction of outside directors and firm performance. Further testing reveals that the proportion of independent directors is insignificantly related to prior firm performance. This indicates that the inclusion of independent directors is irrespective of the agency problem specific to the firm and is merely driven by the listing requirement.The prevalence of ownership concentration by controlling families has been claimed as providing the rationale to construct a particular framework where the family serves as the unit of analysis. Although Indonesia adopts a two-tier system, such a framework implies that the substance of combined leadership might occur in Indonesia whenever a family member of the controlling owners is assigned as board chairperson. The study shows that most of the Indonesian listed firms have affiliated leadership, where in some instances the family member of controlling owners serves as board chairperson. Using the family as the unit of analysis, this finding provides undeniable evidence that combined leadership exists in the two-tier system. Independent leadership is found to have a positive relationship with firm performance, and such a relationship is robust after controlling for interdependence, measurement, linearity, and endogeneity issues. Governance reform, therefore, should address the board leadership structure that promotes board independence and, accordingly, board monitoring effectiveness.The analysis reveals that the identity of large shareholders needs to be analyzed separately. Shareholding by controlling owners is found to have a negative association with firm performance. This finding suggests that the presence of dominant large shareholdings in the hands of families is more likely to be the source of the agency problem rather than to serve as a governance device that alleviates agency conflicts. The finding implies that governance reform that seeks to reduce dominant control by the family needs to be addressed. Foreign investors demonstrate a positive relationship with firm performance. Further analysis reveals that ownership by foreign investors is the antecedent of independent board leadership. This finding suggests that this type of large shareholder induces better governance as the leadership board independent is positively related to firm performance. This suggests that Indonesia would be better off whenever a friendly foreign investor regulation is in place.This study finds that the controlling owners of Indonesian listed firms typically appoint their family members to serve in management and on the boards. The analysis reveals that such appointments create a different impact on the corporate control and firm performance. This study finds that the entrenchment effect of family involvement on the board is higher than that of such involvement in management. This finding suggests the necessity to disaggregate the family control devices. Nevertheless, such involvements provide supportive evidence that controlling owners engage in excessive control enhancing mechanisms that facilitate the extraction of private benefit with relatively ease. Accordingly, this finding implies that Indonesia needs to establish a corporate system that prevents the dominant owners from engaging in excessive control-enhancing mechanisms.

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Gašpárek, Peter. "Role představenstva v rámci řízení rizik, corporate governance a vnitřních kontrolních systémů." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2008. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-4581.

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Thesis first defines the term risk and risk management. Subsequently it sort number of risks according the needs of financial sector. It's dealing with particular phases of risk management, outlines tools and principles of corporate governance and explains internal control. It analyses the role of board of directors and various committees, their tasks and responsibilities. Sequentially it describes organizational structure of particular companies, introduces roles and responsibilities particular committees and summarizes mutual comparison of those companies.

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Ryan, James Patrick. "The role of the Board chair in a public college." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ29009.pdf.

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Tai, Yin-ping Flora, and 戴燕萍. "Government policy on retraining: the role of the Employees Retraining Board." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1995. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31964849.

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Du, Toit Philip Jean. "Corporate governance : the board and the role of the independent director." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52748.

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What, if any, is the relation between Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility? "Corporate Governance is concerned with holding the balance between economic and social goals and between individual and communal goals. The corporate governance framework is there to encourage the efficient use of resources and equally to require accountability for the stewardship of those resources. The aim is to align as nearly as possible the interests of individuals, corporations and society" (Cadbury, 2000). The World Bank notes, that there is no single model of corporate governance with systems varying by country, sector and even in the same corporation over time. Among the most prominent systems are the US and UK models, which focus on dispersed controls; and the German and Japanese models which reflect a more concentrated ownership structure. Recently, South Africa's own King Report II on corporate governance is getting more and more international acclaim. Corporate social responsibility is concerned with treating the stakeholders of the firm ethically or in a socially responsible manner. Stakeholders exist both within a firm and outside. Consequently, behaving socially responsibly will increase the human development of stakeholders both within and outside the corporation. For instance the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) principles imply that a key role for stakeholders is concerned with ensuring the flow of external capital to firms and that stakeholders are protected by law and have access to disclosure (OECD,1998:15). While the World Bank have been intrigued by a June 2000 Investor Opinion Survey of McKinsey (World Bank, 2000) that finds that investors say that board governance is as important as financial performance in their investment decisions and that across Latin America, Europe, the USA and Asia investors (over 80% of those interviewed) would be willing to pay more for a company with good board governance practices. "Poor governance" was defined by McKinsey as a company that has: • Minority of outside directors; • Outside directors have financial ties with management; • Directors own little or no stock; • Directors compensated only with cash; • No formal director evaluation process; • Very unresponsive to investor requests for information on governance issues. "Good governance" was defined by McKinsey as: • Majority of outside directors; • Outside directors are truly independent, no management ties; Directors have significant stockholdings; • Large proportion of director pay is stock / options; • Formal director evaluation in place; • Very responsive to investor requests for information on governance issues. In view of the new thinking regarding the function of boards of directors, this mini-thesis will focus particularly on the role of the independent director in corporate governance, with a specific review of the approach in the USA, Europe and South Africa. A proposed role for the independent director will be given, as well as some final conclusions and recommendations on the topic. Without a more complete study it would be immature to think that this paper could have a final say on the role of the independent director in corporate governance, rather it is intended as a stimulus for further research in this very contemporary area.

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Tai, Yin-ping Flora. "Government policy on retraining : the role of the Employees Retraining Board /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1995. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B14035467.

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Al-Qahtani, Mohammed Hassen. "The role and jurisdiction of the board of grievances in Saudi Arabia." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10443/876.

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This thesis presents a critical study of the administrative court of Saudi Arabia (Board of Grievances). Its aim is to evaluate the modem Board of Grievances. The study also investigates the nature of the Board of Grievances, that is, the extent to which its role is entirely administrative according to the Act of 1982, or also contains aspects of an appeal, review, or investigatory court. The study explores the legal nature and jurisdiction of the Board, the appointment, qualifications, and training of its members and processes for their removal or retirement, transfer, promotion, and discipline. It is argued that the Board's membership, jurisdiction and procedures all reflect historical, legal and constitutional factors; and that these influences affect the efficiency of the Board as a mechanism for the legal control of administration and of grievances against the government. The thesis seeks to identify major changes which would enhance the Board's role and strengthen its contribution to the rule of law in Saudi Arabia. The first part of the thesis consists of two chapters dealing with the historical, constitutional and legal framework within which the Board operates. Chapter 1 examines the law and constitutional background of Saudi Arabia. The main thrust of this chapter is to place the Board of Grievances within the constitutional and legal environment in which it operates, in other words within the history of the growth of the state itself. Chapter 2 examines the historical development of the Board of Grievances in Islam. The chapter also briefly compares the Islamic Board of Grievances with an institution that has interesting similarities, the Court of Chancery in English legal history. The four chapters of the second part examine the modern Board of Grievances, tracing its development since 1924, and its present jurisdiction, practice, and procedures. Chapter 3 discusses the modem development of the Board of Grievances in Saudi Arabia. The purpose of this chapter is to explain the various stages of the development of the Board of Grievances as established in Saudi Arabia. Chapter 4 examines the composition and structure of the modern Board of Grievances. This chapter also discusses the status of the Board members as administrative judicial officers. Chapter 5 highlights the scope and limits of jurisdiction of the Board of. Grievances. Chapter 6 examines the rules of procedure of the Board of Grievances and its working practices. The concluding Chapter 7 refers to issues arising from the study in order to suggest some reforms necessary to improve the performance of the Board and to satisfy the expectation of the people.

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Weisbach, Michael Steven. "The role and selection of boards of directors." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/14736.

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Grego, Mayor Jaime. "Defining a method to evaluate Boards of Directors efectiveness." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/580598.

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The purpose of this thesis is to present a new board evaluation method which takes into account both qualitative and quantitative criteria and which meets three key requirements, namely being systhematic, specific and objective. Board theories, board evaluation methods and their current use and effectiveness are reviewed. Finally, a new method is proposed and supported.
La finalitat d’aquesta tesi és la de presentar un nou mètode d’avaluació de consells tenint en compte criteris tant qualitatius com quantitatives i acomplint tres requeriments clau : sistematització, especificació I objectiu. Es revisen teories sobre consells I mètodes d’avaluació tant el seu ús com la seva efectivitat. Finalment, es proposa i justifica un nou mètode.

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