{"product_id":"2000003556434","title":"The Board of Directors: 25 Keys to Corporate Governance","description":"Learn the 25 keys to the role of the Board of Directors and the important points in helping to guide the Board's policy and strategy:\u003cp\u003eKey 1. The corporation: a beast with unlimited potential and limited liability.\u003cbr\u003e Key 2. What is a board of directors and why do you need one?\u003cbr\u003e Key 3. The board does a lot more than just collect a fee.\u003cbr\u003e Key 4. Who picks the board members and why do they pick them?\u003cbr\u003e Key 5. Electing board members is still the shareholder's job.\u003cbr\u003e Key 6. Tenure for directors is not a good idea.\u003cbr\u003e Key 7. Compensation in theory and practice: do directors deserve what they earn?\u003cbr\u003e Key 8. Pink slips for directors.\u003cbr\u003e Key 9. Directors' fiduciary duty: it's not their money.\u003cbr\u003e Key 10. Mistakes or errors of judgment?\u003cbr\u003e Key 11. Carpe diem, but not the opportunity.\u003cbr\u003e Key 12. Conflicts, contracts and independent directors.\u003cbr\u003e Key 13. On being sued: directors' liability and insurance.\u003cbr\u003e Key 14. On being sued personally: directors without insurance.\u003cbr\u003e Key 15. Federal laws and criminal sanctions: the SEC and other things that can go bump in the boardroom.\u003cbr\u003e Key 16. Inside information: the law on juicy tidbits.\u003cbr\u003e Key 17. Who's in charge here?\u003cbr\u003e Key 18. Board committees: extra fees or real purpose?\u003cbr\u003e Key 19. On the board's responsibility for preventing the books from being cooked.\u003cbr\u003e Key 20. Board meetings: art, science and requirements.\u003cbr\u003e Key 21. Shareholders versus stakeholders.\u003cbr\u003e Key 22. The irate shareholder: annual ruckus.\u003cbr\u003e Key 23. Board reform: rebels at the gate.\u003cbr\u003e Key 24. Good questions for good board members.\u003cbr\u003e Key 25. The best and worst in corporate boards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Board of Directors is part of The New York Times Pocket MBA Series, a reference series easily accessible to all businesspersons, from first-level managers to the executive suite. The 12-volume series is written by Ph.D.s who teach in the finest graduate business programs in the country, and edited by business editors from The New York Times. The structure of each volume presents an unparalleled synopsis of crucial principles of specific areas of business expertise.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Listen \u0026 Live Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47092694188272,"sku":"2000003556434","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2000003556434_p0.jpg?v=1763537510","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2000003556434","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}