Rethinking Board Communication : How to Enhance Critical Reflection within the Boardroom
Series
Schriften der Assistierenden der Universität St. Gallen (HSG)
ISBN
978-3-7272-2284-9
Type
book section
Date Issued
2010
Author(s)
Editor(s)
Haunreiter, Diego
Abstract
The immense information overload nowadays seems to hinder an effective communication procedure more than to facilitate it. If one additionally considers the influence of an inherent limited availability of time, it perceives to be quite demanding to apply Occam's razor.
Boards of directors face these challenges in particular. Consequently, boards need to find an appropriate communication strategy in order to making the most out of their board meeting time.
This paper explores how boards might optimise their agenda setting so as to center their attention on information quality instead of information plurality, which in turn could resurrect critical reflection within the boardroom. The paper is organized into five chapters. Subsequent to the introduction, chapter two provides a theoretical background including an overview of the characteristics of the Swiss board system and the interdependent key roles of boards of directors. The third chapter discusses major challenges of board communication, namely time restrictions and information quality issues. Chapter four provides suggestions for alternative agenda settings, both for inside and outside boardroom levels. Finally, chapter five ends with concluding remarks.
Boards of directors face these challenges in particular. Consequently, boards need to find an appropriate communication strategy in order to making the most out of their board meeting time.
This paper explores how boards might optimise their agenda setting so as to center their attention on information quality instead of information plurality, which in turn could resurrect critical reflection within the boardroom. The paper is organized into five chapters. Subsequent to the introduction, chapter two provides a theoretical background including an overview of the characteristics of the Swiss board system and the interdependent key roles of boards of directors. The third chapter discusses major challenges of board communication, namely time restrictions and information quality issues. Chapter four provides suggestions for alternative agenda settings, both for inside and outside boardroom levels. Finally, chapter five ends with concluding remarks.
Language
English
Keywords
Board
Board of Directors
Communication
Board Communication
Board Agenda Setting
Board Agenda
Boardroom
Board Meeting Time
Verwaltungsrat
Kommunikation
HSG Classification
not classified
Refereed
No
Book title
Kommunikation in Wirtschaft, Recht und Gesellschaft
Publisher
Stämpfli
Publisher place
Bern
Number
5
Start page
3
End page
23
Pages
21
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
61756