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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"board effectiveness"”.
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Nonprofit Board Effectiveness, Funding Source,and Financial Vulnerability
… organizations rely heavily on their governing board of directors to provide leadership, strategic guidance, and financial oversight. The nonprofit community continues to grow, and the services provided by these organizations have become a critical part of our society, providing a wide variety …
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Perceptions of Board Effectiveness in Selected Institutions of Higher Education in Zimbabwe
… of this study was to identify the level of board effectiveness in selected private and public universities in Zimbabwe as perceived by board members. Also, the study sought to determine the influence of such demographic variables as age, education level, and years of service on the seven …
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Characteristics of boards of directors and board effectiveness: a study of Malaysian public listed companies
Boards of directors are integral to modern corporations and, consequently, receive much attention from regulators, researchers and stakeholders. Although this domain is receiving increased scrutiny, most studies have been based on relating various dimensions of board structure and composition to …
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Examining Truancy Board Effectiveness in Countering Student Absenteeism in Grades K-5 in Three Title I Schools in Northeast Tennessee.
… the association between the use of a truancy board and the number of student absences in K - 5 students in 3 Title I schools in northeast Tennessee. Absences were compiled on students who attended the same elementary school over the 4 years of the study, 2003-2004 through 2006-2007. Two years …
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The impact of board processes on board role performance and effectiveness: An empirical study of UK listed companies
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 …
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The impact of board processes on board role performance and effectiveness: An empirical study of UK listed companies
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 …
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Higher Education Governance in the Kingdom of Bahrain
… and enable them to contribute to the overall board effectiveness. Thematic analysis revealed several significant findings. Firstly, it was evident that most of the sixteen Bahraini directors involved in this study possessed a high level of strategic thinking, which contributed to their active …
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An exploration into factors and influences towards increased effectiveness of Public Sector Boards (PSBs) in Abu Dhabi
… been minimized if not entirely prevented if the Boards had acted properly. Both in the developing and developed countries, there is a widespread belief that improved corporate governance mechanisms can lead to effective Board operations. However, Board effectiveness remains an elusive concept and …
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Public sector corporate governance revisited: the ROI's non-commercial semi-state sector
… compliance and reporting obligations on the boards of the ROI’s statutory agencies, the Code more ciearly defined the role and responsibilities of board members.<br/><br/>A review of the national and international literature indicated that although the significance of boards was generally …
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Rethinking Directors' Effectiveness: The Development and Empirical Analysis of a Novel Model
… test a new theoretical perspective for assessing board effectiveness. Although the ability-motivation models provide a fruitful foundation in developing the characteristics that influence directors' job effectiveness, there are limitations this these models. First, the directors' ability and …
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Corporate Governance In Norway; The Development Of A Board Evaluation Model With Special Emphasis On Large Listed Companies
Boards are increasingly viewed as an important asset for the organization, with the potential to contribute to a sustainable competitive advantage(Huse, 2007d; Minichilli, Gabrielsson, & Huse, 2007a). There has been increased demand and pressure on boards regarding accountability issues and member …
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Determinants of Board processes: Trust in the Boardroom
… further insights into the factors that trigger board processes, this research investigated the determinants of trust in the boardroom. Following a review of existing literature on boards, a model explicating the hypothesised relationships between trust and its determinants (cognitive conflict, …
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Using Financial and Accounting Analytics for a Multi-faceted Assessment of Board Age Diversity and Its Impact on Firm Performance
The board diversity literature has been growing steadily. Regulators and lawmakers are already implementing some measures to cater to the yearnings of their constituents and mandate representation on the boards of publicly traded companies. Still, some constructs such as board age diversity and …
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Corporate governance and likelihood of financial statement fraud: Evidence from Sri Lanka : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Lincoln University
… is examined focusing on selected practices: board effectiveness, audit committee characteristics, audit quality, and ownership structures. Board gender diversity and audit committee gender diversity are also examined. The research sample consists of 207 Sri Lankan listed companies on the …
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Corporate Governance in the Banking and Finance Sector.
… through EU legislation. The conclusions are that board effectiveness was low due to a lack of knowledge and of challenging of senior management; there was a culture placing growth and profit over risk management; and remuneration was structured leading to unacceptable risk taking resulting in …
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An Analysis of the Impact of School Board Training and Evaluation As Perceived by School Board Members and Superintendents
… TITLE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF SCHOOL BOARD TRAINING AND EVALUATION AS PERCEIVED BY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENTS MAJOR PROFESSOR: DR. KATHY HYTTEN The majority of school board members and superintendents agree that school board training and evaluation is needed to increase …
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An exploration into senior managers' perceptions of strategic management. The case of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) in Libya.
… managers and the political appointments to the Board. Recommendations for improving practice therefore concerned steps in the strategic management process and senior managers¿ effectiveness especially in the Board as a team. Recommendations for reflecting the Libyan NOC as an example of a …
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Board composition and the use of accounting measures: the effect on the relation between CEO compensation and firm performance
Boards of directors of corporations have been criticized for failing to effectively perform their roles of ratifying and monitoring managerial decisions, retaining and terminating top management, and evaluating and rewarding executive performance. critics have suggested that increasing the …
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Three essays on corporate default prediction : special reference to corporate governance, default correlation and capital structure dynamics
… financial transparency and disclosures, and less board effectiveness. Second, in-sample and out-of-sample tests support the incremental contribution of corporate governance information on default prediction, when compared with the models involving just financial information. In addition to the …
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Social capital, board behaviour and governance: evidence from Ugandan banking
… social capital influences the governance work of Boards of directors. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews with 30 directors from six commercial banks in Uganda were used. The interviews identified directors' perceptions of social capital and practices …
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