Enhancing Board Effectiveness : Institutional, Regulatory and Functional Perspectives for Developing and Emerging Markets

Enhancing Board Effectiveness seeks to examine the conceptualization and role of the board in a variety of contexts and articulate solutions for improving the effectiveness of the board, especially in developing and emerging markets. Enhancing Board Effectiveness with therefore address the following central questions:

• To what extent is the concept and role of the board evolving?
• What rights, powers, responsibilities and other contemporary and historical experiences can enhance the effectiveness of the board, especially in the particular contexts of developing and emerging markets?
• What socio-economic, political, regulatory and institutional factors/actors influence the effectiveness of the board and how can the policies and practices of such actors exert such influences?
• In what ways can a reconstructed concept of the board serve as a tool for theoretical, analytical, regulatory and pragmatic assessment of its effectiveness?

In examining this issues, Enhancing Board Effectiveness will investigate theoretical, socio-economic, historical, empirical, regulatory, comparative and inter-disciplinary approaches. Academics in the relevant fields of accounting, behavioural psychology/economics, development studies, financial regulation, law and management/organizational studies, political economy and, public administration will find this book of high interest.

Franklin N. Ngwu is a Senior Lecturer in Strategy, Finance and Risk Management, Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria.

Onyeka Osuji is a Reader in Law and Coordinator of the Commercial Law Research Cluster, School of Law, University of Essex, UK.

Chris Ogbechie is a Professor of Strategic Management and Corporate Governance, Lagos Business School, Pan- Atlantic University, Nigeria.

David Williamson is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow, School of Law, University of Manchester, UK.