Week 3: Interactive Activity
Demonstrate how executive leadership is an important part of strategic management.
Required
Chapter 1. Corporate Governance Context: Constraints and Challenges
Textbook: Wheelen, T. L., Hunger, D., Hoffman, A. N., & Bamford, C. E. (2014). Concepts in strategic management and business policy (14th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN-13: 9780133126129 (print), 9780133126433 (e-text)
Recommended
Business Roundtable (2016). Principles of Corporate Governance. Harvard Law Schoool Forum on Corporate Governance. Retrieved from https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2016/09/08/principles-of-corporate-governance/
Colin. W (2004). Strategic Management. Palgrave MACMILLAN. Retrieved from http://dr-ama.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Strategic-Management.pdf
Test your knowledge (Max 100 words for every question)
Question 1
When does a corporation need a board of directors?
Question 2
Who should and should not serve on a board of directors? What about environmentalists or union leaders?