Andrew Kakabadse and Nada Kakabadse

摘要

What value do the boards offer for the business? This one question has bedevilled boards across the world. The continuing economic stagnation and the inability of western economies to create a climate of innovation and investment has forced boards to rethink just what contribution they make to the organisation. The twin requirements of mentoring and monitoring raise the concern of mentoring and mentoring for what? Conversation with board directors and senior managers suggests that this question is hardly raised let alone debated.