fashion. Boards that integrate strategy formulation and risk management should achieve higher stakeholder returns and be more … amount of stakeholder value within acceptable risk levels. Boards can only ensure this occurs if the opportunities and risks …Purpose – The purpose of this article is to propose a process which ensures boards make risk pay off by identifying and …

boards of directors in assuming an enhanced strategic function. Design/methodology/approach – Semi‐structured interviews with … can do more to enable the strategic functioning of their boards. However, barriers, both perceived and real, often prevent … or deter them from doing so. The conclusion is that boards and senior directors need to forge a more productive …

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to present two heuristics for researchers to identify different types of boards …/methodology/approach – Based on existing knowledge, two typologies are presented. The first typology discerns four archetypes of boards, and the … combination as formal competencies and actual practices of boards do not always coincide. In the Dutch case, boards take on more …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a review of the literature on the participation of women on Boards of … on these boards. Moreover, there is no well-defined theoretical basis to explain this relationship, making it necessary …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how boards can get in touch with their value critical stakeholders …, those who can make or break the company. Design/methodology/approach – The paper first develops the hypothesis that boards … often are out of touch with reality. It then introduces the concept of value critical stakeholders and proposes that boards …

Purpose – This study aims to examine the structure, attributes, and performance of boards of directors of state … boards and comply with the minimal governance issues outlined the legal frameworks establishing them. However, they exhibit … developing countries. Originality/value – Compared to the literature, this study provides insight on boards from the perspective …