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    Helping boards reach their full potential

    Global Board Center

    Helping boards reach their full potential

    The Global Board Center undertakes pioneering research that helps set the agenda for better board practices. We address real-world issues in a way that can be used by boards to improve their performance and play a strategic role in their organization’s success. Our research also supports our extensive portfolio of board programs.

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    Our research and insights help set the agenda for better board practices.

    Wrongdoing in publicly listed family- and nonfamily-owned firms: A behavioral perspective

    by Smulowitz, Stephen Cossin, Didier De Massis Alfredo, and Lu Abraham Hongze, Sage Journals.

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    Female board membership and stakeholder strategy: Consistency under complexity and uncertainty

    by Smulowitz Malgorzata and Smulowitz Stephen, Sage Journals

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    Striking the right balance on executive pay

    by Smulowitz Stephen, I by IMD

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    A board’s role in the new digital landscape

    It is imperative that board members are prepared for digital disruption, says Estelle Metayer, Chair of the Board, Nortera and guest speaker at a 2023 High Performance Boards program. In this interview she gives practical tips on how boards can enable companies to better navigate digital disruption.

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    Improving and energizing your governance

    High Performance Boards has inspired more than 3000 board members around the world. This book is essential reading for professionals and managers interested in governance, board members, senior managers, investors, lawyers, and students of governance.

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    Going above board: Rasha Oudeh’s journey with IMD’s High Performance Boards program

    The program equipped Rasha Oudeh with the knowledge and practical tools to enhance the effectiveness of her small business board and foster a positive board culture.

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    The top seven priorities for boards

    Boards can play a vital role in keeping companies healthy during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond if they follow these steps, says Nestlé Chairman Paul Bulcke.

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    Board lessons from humanitarian governance

    Guns, germs and geopolitics lead the concerns of non-profit boards, says Peter Maurer, President of the ICRC, but they should not overshadow how the organization is run.

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    Explore the Global Board Center
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    We undertake pioneering research into the diverse dimensions of governance challenges.

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    Board Programs

    IMD’s open and customized board programs draw on more than 40 years of board education experience.

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    The Boardroom partnership

    IMD is the academic partner of the Boardroom, a private club for women executives who aspire to be board members. Through this partnership, the Boardroom will develop programs to accelerate the advancement of women in leadership positions.

     

     

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