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How governing bodies influence strategy
Boards of directors
A common issue increasingly debated is the role of boards of directors and of direktors themselves. Since boards have the ultimate responsibility for the succes or failure of an organisation as well as the benefits received by shareholders or wider stakeholders, they must be conserned with strategy. However, there are two broad choises on how they do this.
Delegate to management
Strategic management can be enturely delegated to management – with the board receiving and approving plans and decisions. Here the stewardship role of the board requires processes that ensure that the purpose of the organisation and its strategies are not captures by management at the expence of other stakeholders. read more about how governing bodies influence strategy here