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gradual crises, boardroom norms, business judgment doctrine, traditional legal perspective, presiding director, separate chairman, changing board, other top managers, outside directors, board involvement, strategic planning committees Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Directors: Myth and Reality (Harvard Business School Classics, No 4) by Myles L. Mace on page 4, and page 94
- International Business by Justin Paul on page 32
- Emerging Issues in Corporate Governance by James C. Worthy on page 4
- International Business (Spanish Translation) (10th Edition) by John D Daniels on page 32
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- 21st Century Corporate Board by Ralph D. Ward on 6 pages
- Back to the Drawing Board: Designing Corporate Boards for a Complex World by Colin B. Carter in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Corporate Governance : The McGraw-Hill Executive MBA Series by John L. Colley in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructurings, 3rd Edition by Patrick A. Gaughan on page 182, and page 236
- Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructurings (Wiley Mergers and Acquisitions Library) by Patrick A. Gaughan on page 182, and page 236
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