Author： Kakabadse Andrew Ward Keith Korac-Kakabadse Nada Bowman Cliff
Publisher： Emerald Group Publishing Ltd
ISSN： 1472-0701
Source： Corporate Governance: The Int J of Effective Board Performance, Vol.1, Iss.1, 2001-05, pp. : 4-8
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Abstract
The paper presents the results of a study based on an extensive number of interviews and focus group discussions conducted with non-executive directors (NEDs), executive and non-executive chairmen, chief executive officers (CEOs) and other key line and functional directors within UK corporations. Four critical issues concerning NEDs' performance are identified, namely the need to be responsive to boardroom dynamics, the need to be multi-competent in response to the various challenges NEDs face, the need to have the capability to address governance issues which are increasingly identified as predominating boardroom debate and the need to be sensitive to the context within which the company finds itself. Overall, NEDs are considered to provide a valuable contribution to the progress of the enterprise. However, the question that remains unanswered is what motivates NEDs to continue to address such challenges as, in the UK context, NEDs' rewards are seen to be particularly low.
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