1st Edition

Directors’ Decisions and the Law Promoting Success

By Alice Belcher Copyright 2014
240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

Directors are key decision-makers in any organisation, whether it is in the public sector, a family business or a transnational company. The UK Companies Act 2006 codified directors’ duties for the first time and describes the director as the ‘most likely to promote the success of the company for the benefit of its members as a whole’. This book addresses key tensions and problems involved... Read more

Part 1: Contexts  1. Introduction 2.  Directors in the Private Sector  3. Directors in the Public Sector  4. Directors of Organisations in, or close to, Financial Distress  Part 2: Themes  5. Trust  6. Risk and Uncertainty  7. Corporate Culture and Climate  8. Communication and Credibility  Part 3: Levels  9. Individual Responsibility

Biography

Alice Belcher is a Professor at the University of Dundee, UK and a non-executive director of NHS Education for Scotland.