Overview

Chairing a board competently is a proactive undertaking, and the range of activities and responsibilities that a chairman must perform is huge. There are many issues to be considered and skills to be mastered. Drawing on contributions from chairmen from both the commercial and non-commercial sectors, this book covers every possible topic including: the board's proper role, focusing on strategic issues, monitoring the enterprise, shareholders and stakeholders, board composition, managing the board's business, managing board relationships, and assessing and improving effectiveness. Fully revised and updated, this new edition is required reading for anyone chairing a board who wants to examine the range of their activities, and achieve improved levels of competence in the role.

Full Product Details

Author:   John Harper ,  John Harper
Publisher:   Kogan Page Ltd
Imprint:   Kogan Page Ltd
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.30cm
Weight:   0.370kg
ISBN:  

9780749448691

ISBN 10:   0749448695
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   03 November 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

01: The board's proper role; 02: Focusing on strategic issues; 03: Monitoring the enterprise; 04: Shareholders, stakeholders and other concerns; 05: Board composition; 06: Managing the board's business; 07: Managing board relationships; 08: Assessing and improving effectiveness 00: Introduction: some objectives and definitions; 01: Background issues; 02: The future revisited I: developments in legal matters; 03: The future revisited II: developments in regional funding; 04: The future revisited III: the view from the City; 05: Why do you want funding?; 06: Know your enemy: the venture capitalists considered; 07: The mechanics of doing the deal; 08: Seeing the finishing line; 09: Dealing with existing shareholders (and stakeholders); 10: Building - and displaying - the management team; 11: The key issues of discovery: the `due diligence' process; 12: The choice of investment vehicle: existing business or newco?; 13: Legal stages: where the going gets tough; 14: Post-investment considerations: culture shock; 15: Realization of the investment; 16: Summary: do you still want venture capital?

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An excellent, easy read that should be required reading for every prospective director or chairman. Winning Business Useful for both inexperienced chairmen and the more experienced ones.' Supply Management All the essential elements are spelt out clearly and concisely. Ambassador

Author Information

John Harper is an accomplished company director, having sat on the boards of some 30 companies in the roles of chairman, chief executive, executive director, and non-executive director. He is also an experienced course tutor at the Institute of Directors (IoD), where he leads courses on the roles of chairman, non-executive director, company director and on good board practice. He has helped hundreds of company chairmen and directors develop their roles and responsibilities

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