Friday, December 16, 2005

The role of the Board in creating a high performance organisation


The results of a research project by Dr. John Roberts of the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, England and Don Young. The research was sponsored by the Performance and Reward Centre (www.parcentre.com)

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1 THIS STUDY
This report explores what boards can do - in terms of behaviour, roles and processes - to ensure that they contribute to creating and sustaining high-performing businesses, and thus long-term shareholder value.

The research reported here allowed us to explore the state of UK boards two years on from Higgs. More importantly, its focus on the role of the board in creating a high performance business offered the opportunity to move beyond a defensive view of corporate governance and explore the positive role of the board in creating value for shareholders

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