Smooth Operator: The Chair as the Drive Belt of the German Governance System
ISBN
978-981-13-3197-8
Type
book section
Date Issued
2019-05-21
Author(s)
Editor(s)
Shekshnia, Stanislav
Zagieva, Veronika
Abstract (De)
This chapter describes the distinctive context for the work of a chair in Germany, which has a two-tier board system and, for large companies, mandatory employee representation on the supervisory board. Board leaders deal with these and other challenges by being very diligent with regard to the law and corporate governance guidelines, focusing the board’s work on a limited number of issues, maintaining order and discipline in the board room, and making specific efforts to reach out to employees’ representatives on the board.
Language
English
Book title
Leading a Board Chairs’ Practices Across Europe
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Publisher place
Singapore
Start page
139
End page
160
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Division(s)
Eprints ID
257086