{"product_id":"leading-a-board-chairs-practices-across-europe-9789811607264","title":"Leading a Board: Chairs’ Practices Across Europe","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book represents the first cross-country study of the work of board chairs in Europe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt focuses on what board leaders actually do, rather than what they should do, and elaborates on a conceptual contingency framework for understanding chairs’ work in Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this second edition, 18 experts from 14 European countries interviewed more than 300 chairs, CEOs, directors and shareholders to detect and compare specific practices and instruments that chairs use to deal with various challenges. Researchers also assessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the work of chairs and the boards they lead. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book benefits incumbent and future chairs, directors, shareholders, CEOs, executives and regulators in developing a systemic understanding of the work of a chair in the European business context and gaining insights into how the leader of the board deals with specific challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1.      \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWork of a Chair in Europe: Context, Content and Evolution\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2.      \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe United Kingdom: Indirect Leadership \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3.      \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Netherlands: Nudging Towards a Consensus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4.      \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSwitzerland: Diplomacy and Diversity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5.      \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDenmark: Attentive Master of the Boardroom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6.      \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSweden: Proactive Chairs Engaging Stakeholders\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7.      \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNorway: Guardians of Trust\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8.      \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinland: Powerful Downplay \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9.      \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSmooth Operator: The Chair as the Drive Belt of the German Governance System\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eChairs in France: Conducting a Grand Orchestra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eItaly: Alignment for Effectiveness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpain: From Honoured Authorities to Articulators of Expectations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUkraine: Navigating the Maze\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTurkey: Between Traditional and Modern Leadership\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRussia: Powerful Moderation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e “Top Fives” of Chairing a Board in Europe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e17.  \u003cb\u003eThe Future Role of the Chair in Europe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Springer Verlag, Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51021456507223,"sku":"9789811607264","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9789811607264.jpg?v=1750785993","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/leading-a-board-chairs-practices-across-europe-9789811607264","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}