Boards, Governance and Value Creation

Synopsis of Boards, Governance and Value Creation

This book explores the role of boards in corporate governance, examining how they should be structured to maximize value creation. It analyzes the working style of boards in various countries and contexts, from small and medium-sized enterprises to large corporations. Board effectiveness and value creation are shown to be the result of interactions between owners, managers, board members, and other actors. Board behavior is considered a result of strategizing, norms, board leadership, and the decision-making culture within the boardroom. Combining value creation and ethical approaches to the study of boards, this work offers a systematic framework valuable for graduate students and researchers in the field of corporate social responsibility and business ethics.