Board Risk Oversight: What Knowledge & Skills Do Directors Need?

EDPACS, 2015, Vol. 52, No. 3

Posted: 2 Feb 2018

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Parveen P. Gupta

Lehigh University - Department of Accounting

Tim Leech

Risk Oversight Solutions

Date Written: October 26, 2015

Abstract

This article provides an overview of the risk oversight knowledge and skills required to equip directors to better drive value creation, prevent significant corporate value erosion and perhaps most importantly, help directors protect their personal reputations as guardians of stakeholder interests.

Keywords: Board of Directors, Board Risk Oversight, Risk Oversight, Director Skills, Direcor Knowledge

JEL Classification: K19, K22, M14, G20, G28

Suggested Citation

Gupta, Parveen P. and Leech, Tim, Board Risk Oversight: What Knowledge & Skills Do Directors Need? (October 26, 2015). EDPACS, 2015, Vol. 52, No. 3, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3110256

Parveen P. Gupta (Contact Author)

Lehigh University - Department of Accounting ( email )

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Tim Leech

Risk Oversight Solutions ( email )

Toronto
Canada

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