The Board of Directors is the highest governing authority in a professional management structure. It is made up of two tiers of individual members who are elected by the shareholders of the corporation to establish corporate management related policies. These two tiers include individuals chosen from within the company such as manager, CEO or other daily worker of the company. The next tier involves chosen individuals that are outside of the company and considered to be independent. These individuals are also elected to make decisions on behalf of the corporations, more importantly public companies must have a Board of Directors in place. The Board of Directors mission is to set a fair representation of management and interests of shareholders for the corporation. The responsibility of the Corporate Director is to act on behalf of the corporation and make sure he/she is presenting its best interests at all times, participating in regular meetings of the Board of Directors, amending the Corporation’s bylaws or articles of incorporation, acting with the loyalty to the corporation and its members, approving some corporate activities which include contracts and agreements, asset purchases, and the election of new corporate officers. When electing personnel into these positions there is an invisible line that needs to be addressed regarding who will serve as a member on the Board. If you have too many internal representatives for the company serving as Directors, the Board will tend to make decisions more beneficial to management. On the other side, having too many external Directors may mean management can be left out of the decision-making process that in turn, will cause managers to feel alienated and leave, instead of a fai...
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... may be more vigorous, being asked to join a nonprofit board is usually a privilege and an opportunity to be involved in something substantial.
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Nonprofit and voluntary type organizations play a major and integral role in American society. Each group exists today because they were established with the desire to help those in need by providing products, good and services. In the article “Toward Nonprofit Reform in Voluntary Spirit: Lessons From the Internet”, the authors stated the that nonprofit and the voluntary sector can include professional, the paid nonprofit, and grassroots organizations (Brainard & Siplon, 2004, p. 435). Even though these organizations may have the same or similar structures, I will compare and contrast the economic and political difference and similarity between the two.
Ralph Nader, Mark Green and Joel Seligman, in an excerpt from Taming the Giant Corporation (1976, found in Honest Work by Ciulla, Martin and Solomon), take the current role of the company board of directors and suggest changes that should be made to make the board to be efficient. They claim the current makeup of the board does not necessarily do justice to the company because “in nearly every large American business…there exists a management autocracy” (Nader, Green and Seligman, 1976, p.570). The main resolution they present is to make the board more democratic with the betterment of the company as its first priority. Currently the board no longer oversees operations, or elects top company executives and they are no longer involved in the business operations to the extent they should be. Nadar, Green and Seligman argue that that all of these things need to be changed. For a corporation so large to be successful there must be separation of powers just as there is in any current government system ( p.571). They claim this is the only and best way to success (Nader, Green and Seligman, 1976, p.570-571).
The nonprofit sector in America is a reflection some of the foundational values that brought our nation into existence. Fundamentals, such as the idea that people can govern themselves and the belief that people should have the opportunity to make a difference by joining a like-minded group, have made America and its nonprofit sector what it is today. The American "civil society" is one that has been produced through generations of experiments with government policy, nonprofit organizations, private partnerships, and individuals who have asserted ideas and values. The future of the nonprofit sector will continue to be experimental in many ways. However, the increase of professional studies in nonprofit management and the greater expectation of its role in society is causing executives to look to more scientific methods of management.
The board of directors is a good mix of people. The team has a vast knowledge about being running companies. They know about raising capital. They know about building a company from scratch. The gap of knowledge would be customer service. Of course, some of them might have a conflict of interest because they have their own company they are running. Ultimately, what team would want is a return on their investment, whether that be money or
2. What is the difference between a'smart' and a What is an appropriate capital structure for MCI? 3. What is the difference between a'smart' and a How has MCI raised external funds in the past? How sensible have these decisions been? 4.
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“The financial crisis and various corporate scandals have caused widespread concern over the way corporations are governed and their responsibilities to stakeholders.” Regulators and academics have emphasised the importance of board diversity in improving the strategic and monitoring role of the board, and preventing further business failures. The discussion has recently concentrated on the poor representation of female members at board level, which seems to be a common problem in most countries, including the United Kingdom. It has been suggested that women can provide boards with “unique qualities and resources that can improve board dynamics, strategic decision-making and firm performance.
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One, Marcel presented fifteen years of experience as a manager of a local utility company. This particular factor made her accountable towards all the business knowledge, organizational skills, and years of experience in the for-profit sector; traits that are highly valuable and transferable for a management position in the third sector. Second, the board members realized her involvement with nonprofit organizations; Marcel volunteered with various agencies and served as a board member
The Board of Directors is consisted of 11 members: James M. Elliot, the Chairman of the Board, 3 inside members and 7 outside members. The economy is stable and profitable, but that also means a lot of competition in the market. This poses a great opportunity for the company to grow and gain more of the market share. The only foreseeable real threat that the company will face is new competitors in the market.
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