{"product_id":"9780199258161","title":"Boards at Work","description":"Boards of directors are coming under increasing scrutiny in terms of ther contribution in monitoring and controlling management, particularly in the wake of high-profile corporate frauds and failures, and also in terms their potential to add value to organizational performance through involvement in the strategy process and through building relationships with key investors. Despite the importance of these issues, not only to organizations but also arguably to national competitiveness, the nature of board activity remains largely a black box, clouded by prescriptions, prejudices, and half-truths This title responds to calls for greater scrutiny of boards of directors with an in-depth examination of directors of UK organizations, drawing on the accounts of directors themselves as to their roles, influence, and the potential and limits to their power. Much work on boards of directors has labelled the board as a rubber stamp for dominant management, and non-executive directors in particular have been variously described as poodles, pet rocks, or parsley on the fish.","brand":"Philip Stiles, Bernard Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45744200122686,"sku":"9780199258161","price":2823.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9780199258161_ff0d9db8-c8b0-4a2b-9260-f8a42b57d364.jpg?v=1707223699","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780199258161","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}