The Boardroom Paradox - Corporate boards usually perform away from public view, but events at Enron and WorldCom and the recent near collapse of the economy have led to an intense scrutiny into their actions. Consumers, owners, regulators, the media and directors themselves are asking why boards have failed so badly. This timely book explains the principles of corporate governance and dissects what the boards did at several well-known companies, including what they should have done instead.

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Gregory Boudreaux has delivered seminars and consulted with corporate boards and chief executives for over 25 years on issues in corporate governance, including board self-assessment, policy development, business ethics, and strategic planning.

He taught at Duke University, where he received his Ph.D. He also served as Resident Graduate Professor of the University of Maryland University College in Tokyo, Japan and as Assistant Dean of the Graduate School in College Park. He most recently was Executive Director of Educational Programs at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.

He has published extensively, including in the Proceedings of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Philosophy of the Social Sciences, Association Management, Compensation and Benefits Review, and Management Quarterly.

Currently, Boudreaux is writing a book on corporate governance that will explain how and why boards must address new areas of risk in the 21st century.

Gregory Boudreaux
Ventura, California
September 1, 2009

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