| Description |
1 online resource |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Governance and the role of the board -- Governance codes -- Risk in the boardroom -- Environmental & social governance (ESG) and sustainability -- Executive directors on the board -- Role of the company secretary -- Recruiting and maintaining an effective board -- Gaining a first board appointment -- Governance in the private sector -- Governance in the public sector -- Governance in the charity/voluntary sector. |
| Summary |
"This comprehensive book is a practical guide for executive and non-executive directors and aspiring directors to lead, govern and steer UK-based organisations to long-term sustainable success. In today's turbulent environment, corporate governance is increasingly scrutinized, and this book will consider how directors can 'bring the future forward' with respect to responsible and ethical governance and leadership against the challenging political, environmental and economic backdrop. While other books discuss UK corporate governance, this one uniquely demonstrates how the work of directors can build an organisation's antifragility, and offers a view of stewardship approaches to every sector and type of UK organisation, from large premium listed companies to start-ups, the public sector, not-for-profits, partnerships, family-owned and private equity-backed organisations. Aspiring, newly appointed and experienced directors will each benefit from this starting guide - or refresher - on UK corporate governance, with highly practical and actionable insights"-- Provided by publisher |
| Biography |
Arturo Langa is an experienced Non-executive Director. His executive career has spanned in excess of 30 years in the NHS and includes senior management roles and chairing leadership committees relating to clinical governance and oversight. This has led to a passion for board governance, which he brings to his non-executive Board roles. His current roles include being a non-executive director of NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and serving on the Court of Queen Margaret University and he is still a practicing senior clinician (Consultant) in the NHS. Previous board roles have included large charities where he chaired board committees. He has also been a board adviser to a number of MedTech companies. He provides strategic input, business knowledge, and seeks to adhere to strong governance principles in every boardroom setting. Arturo is an active investor in early-stage companies. He has been an editor and an editorial board member of a number of professional journals and a published author in academic publications as well as a Visiting Professor at the University of the Highlands and Islands. Monica Langa is the Chair and Non-executive Director ofa number of private-equity-backed companies and of an Angel Investment Syndicate. She is a former Fund Manager/Investment Director and alsoworked at the Institute of Directors. She has over 20 years' Non-executive Board experience in the charity/voluntary and the venture capital sectors. As a Director of an executive search practice, Monica specialises in Non-executive Board appointments and independent Board evaluations for the listed investment company and financial mutual sectors, so she spends the majority of her time both advocating for and experiencing best practice in governance in some of the most highly regulated boards in the UK. She holds the Institute of Director's Certificate in Company Direction, holds an MSc in Investment Analysis, is a qualified banker (Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland), and a qualified HR professional (CIPD). |
| Subject |
Boards of directors -- Great Britain.
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Corporate governance -- Great Britain.
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Charities -- Great Britain -- Management.
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Public administration -- Great Britain.
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Conseils d'administration -- Grande-Bretagne. |
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Gouvernement d'entreprise -- Grande-Bretagne. |
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Administration publique (Science) -- Grande-Bretagne. |
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Boards of directors |
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Charities -- Management |
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Corporate governance |
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Public administration |
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Great Britain |
| Added Author |
Langa, Arturo, editor.
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Langa, Monica, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Director's guide to governance in the boardroom. New York, NY : Routledge, 2022 9780367696825 (DLC) 2021052039 (OCoLC)1295619140 |
| ISBN |
9781003142850 (electronic bk.) |
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1003142850 (electronic bk.) |
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9781000570427 (electronic bk. ; PDF) |
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1000570428 (electronic bk. ; PDF) |
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9781000570472 (electronic bk. ; EPUB) |
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1000570479 (electronic bk. ; EPUB) |
| Standard No. |
10.4324/9781003142850 doi |
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