{"product_id":"21st-century-corporate-board-9780471156796","title":"21st Century Corporate Board","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ralph D. Ward\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Leadership\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Lowdown on the Hottest Trends in Corporate Goverance--A Complete Blueprint for Tomorrow's Corporate Board Member Regulations, economics, shareholders, court battles--these factors have transformed the corporate board into a powerful, independent force in business. Now boardroom expert Ralph Ward deconstructs the \"how and why\" of this remarkable phenomenon, and offers a comprehensive, trenchant analysis of the tough issues which the 21st Century Corporate Board will bring to the table. You'll find in-depth coverage of all of the leading topics in board makeup, pay, training, operations, and organization, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow the \"new directors\" will change the corporate equation--women, inorities, entrepreneurs, executives below the CEO level, and others\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe move toward increased professionalism, including director certification, accountability, and more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe hidden minefield of stakeholder concerns, from employees to local communities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe pros and cons of paying corporate directors in stock--do we really want directors who are major shareholders?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFuture regulations from the SEC, IRS, and major stock exchanges--gearing up for compliance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe growing power of board committees, and what this means for the board as a whole\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe coming struggle among shareholder groups to set the board agenda\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe new corporate balancing act for directors--independent, but involved; powerful, but responsive; focusing on the short term, but keeping a long-term view\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45112704696471,"sku":"9780471156796","price":3078.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780471156796.webp?v=1767267593","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/21st-century-corporate-board-9780471156796","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}