Title: Board of director effectiveness committees

Authors: Michael L. McIntyre, Steven A. Murphy

Addresses: Eric Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada. ' Eric Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada

Abstract: This paper presents a framework for board self-evaluation based on a model grounded in the governance and team effectiveness literatures. It develops arguments for the creation of board effectiveness committees that are assigned responsibility for evaluating board construction, activities and outputs and the fit of these factors to environmental conditions. It presents the board effectiveness committee as an important element in the governance process.

Keywords: board of directors; BOD; corporate governance; business governance; accountability; reporting; performance measures; dynamics; teams; board self-evaluation; board effectiveness.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBGE.2007.015212

International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, 2007 Vol.3 No.4, pp.461 - 472

Published online: 26 Sep 2007 *

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