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The supervision of strategy and risk in German two-tier boards: lessons learned from the crisis

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  • Marc Eulerich
  • Markus Stiglbauer

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The boards' role to supervise corporate strategy and risk determines the efficiency of 'good' corporate governance. Not only in the highlight of the financial crisis, board members, are challenged by a critical need for pro-active supervision. We examine the effects of the crisis on German supervisory boards' work and conclude first, which supervisory boards work in a pro-active way: They support the executive board in strategy development and implementation and try to anticipate the strategic development of the company. Secondly, boards change their meeting schedule immediately in case of a potential crisis. Thirdly, besides the focus on financial data, board members use other sources of information and a stakeholder perspective as an important source to supervise the executive board's work.

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  • Marc Eulerich & Markus Stiglbauer, 2013. "The supervision of strategy and risk in German two-tier boards: lessons learned from the crisis," International Journal of Management Practice, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 6(3), pages 220-234.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmpra:v:6:y:2013:i:3:p:220-234
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