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Article: Boards at Work.
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- Directors & Boards
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- June 22, 1998
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Ram Charan sounds a clarion call for change in the way corporate boards work and gives a detailed outline of how to go about making some of these changes.
He brings his message none too soon. As he contends in his new book Boards at Work: How Corporate Boards Create Competitive Advantages, "The standards for good governance are rising. The search is on for boards that govern more actively and in ways that add value to the corporation. Boards are expected to play a broader role than that of a watchdog and to make an ongoing contribution to the business. The quest has begun to release the competitive power of the board and to put the board to work."
Bringing a ...