TY  - BOOK
AU  - White,B.Joseph
TI  - Boards that excel: candid insights and practical advice for directors 
T2  - BK business book
SN  - 9781626562226
AV  - HD2745 .W534 2014
U1  - 658.4/22 23
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - San Francisco, CA
PB  - Berrett-Koehler Publishers
KW  - Boards of directors
KW  - Corporate governance
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-237) and index; Pay it forward : The purpose of this book -- High aspirations and strong results : The bookends of great governance -- Understanding the role : Stewardship Thinking -- Understand the enterprise : What is a company (school, hospital . . .)? -- Do the right things : The substance of great governance -- Do things right : The process of great governance -- Embrace the best of "good governance" : Emerging orthodoxy -- Other voices : Interviews with board chairs, CEO's and experienced directors -- Conclusion : The "vital few" for boards and directors
N2  - "Having served on numerous corporate and nonprofit boards, former business school dean and university president White has a surprising message--many directors don't understand their roles as stewards. Rather than seeing boards as mere vehicles for oversight and basic monitoring, he shows, in detail and with hundreds of real-world anecdotes, how boards can do better"--
ER  -