Boards at Work

Review from previous edition a valuable work for those who study corporate governance'Corporate Governance: An International ReviewThis work would provide a useful primer for anyone studying the subject’Corporate Governance: An International Review`This book is comprehensive and a must read for those who wish to be up to date and are committed to improving board performance … The conclusion section provides useful advice for board members who want to check how well they are doing against current thinking … Stiles and Taylor have shown remarkable ability to deal with the complexities of boards at work.‘Lynn McGregor

Philip Stiles is a Lecturer and Senior Research Associate at the Judge Institute of Management Studies, University of Cambridge. He is a member of the Centre for Corporate Leadership and Accountability at Cambridge and is researching into a number of areas including board dynamics, the Chief Executive succession process, and the relationship between both institutional and private investors and the organization. Bernard Taylor is Executive Director of the Centre forBoard Effectiveness and Emeritus Professor of Strategic Management at Henley Management College. He is Director of the European Council on Corporate Strategy and Senior Adviser to the European Councilon Corporate Governance and Direction for the Conference Board Europe.