Keys to governance: strategic leadership for quality of life

Keys to governance: strategic leadership for quality of life

Argüden, Yilmaz

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Good governance is key to the sustainability of organizations and improving quality of life for all. Governance is much more than a set of rules, it is a culture and a climate of responsibility, accountability and fairness that is deployed throughout an institution. In this new book the author outlines the keys to good governance. Dr. YILMAZ ARGÜDEN is a leading strategist, advisor, and board member of major public and private institutions, and NGOs. He is the Chairman of ARGE Consulting, a leading management consulting firm based in Istanbul, Turkey. ARGE has been recognized at the European Parliament as one of the best three companies 'shaping the future' with its commitment to corporate social responsibility and is the first Turkish signatory of the Global Compact. He is also the Chairman of Rothschild investment bank in Turkey. He has served on fifty different boards and is currently the Chairman or member of corporate governance committees of Coca Cola Icecek, Vestel, YazD1cD1 Holding, and Inmet Mining based inToronto; an Adj. Professor of Business Strategy at the Bosphorus University, Turkey, and the Koç University, Turkey; an author of numerous books and a columnist focusing on busines INDICE: PREFACE - PART I: INTRODUCTION - PART II: SHAPING THE FUTURE FOR ASUSTAINABLE QUALITY OF LIFE - Steps for Shaping the Future: - Norms Not Supported by Values are Ineffective - Managing by Values: Consistency of Thought-Discourse-Deed-Outcome - Quality of Management is Key to Effectiveness in SocialEntrepreneurship - NGOs Should Also Achieve Quality in Management - CompaniesRely on Competition, NGOs Rely on Cooperation - Common Principles of Shaping the Future - PART III: GLOBAL GOVERNANCE FOR GLOBAL ISSUES - Global Crisis to Global Governance - Consensual Delegation of Sovereignty - Global Europe: Europe has the Potential to be a Role Model for Global Leadership - Global US: Strength Erodes with Unilateralism - Global NATO: Global Security Infrastructure Needs Global Governance - A Global Issue: Water is in Need of Governance - PART IV: EFFECTIVE PUBLIC POLICY MAKING AND ADMINISTRATION - Basic Functions of the State - Governance in Public Sector - What does Good Governance Do? - Principles of Governance - Representative Democracy to Participative Democracy - Increasing Effectiveness Requires a Participative Approach - Regulatory Impact Analysis is the Key to Learning and Improving - Ethical Values are Keys to GoodGovernance - Earning Public Trust - Importance of Meritocracy - Tax Regime: Simplicity and Fairness Increase Adherence - Regulatory and Supervisory Bodies:Rule Making is an Interactive Art - Financing Old Age - Digital Technology: The New Industrial Revolution - E-Government - Good Governance in The Public Sector: TESEV Experience in Turkey - Public Sector Reform in Turkey - PART V: CIVIL SOCIETY FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE - From Ruling to Governance - Civil Society Organizations for Good Governance - Social Entrepreneurship Requires Comprehensive Planning - Social Entreprises Requires Effectiveness Too - Good Governance Recommendations for NGOs - Mobilizing Resources and Coalitions - Critical Aspects in Practice: Cooperation, Focus, Resource Management, and Communication - Training, Innovation, Institution Building - Standard Bearer for Total Quality: The KalDer Case - Novelty of Kalder Management - Good Governance In Kalder -Principles of Effective Cooperation with NGOs - Management Support for NGOs -Private Sector Impact: The Example of ARGE Consulting - A Sectoral DeploymentStrategy for the UN Global Compact - Benefits of Volunteer Work - NGO Contribution to the Business World - PART VI: GOVERNANCE FOR SUSTAINABILITY OF CORPORATIONS: CONTINUOUS CREATION OF VALUE - Diversity at the Head Table - ImportantAreas of Diversity - Managing Diversity - Steps Toward Diversity - Role of the Board of Directors - Expectations from Board Members - Measuring the Effectiveness of Corporate Governance - Some Recommendations - Constructive Critical Thinking - Management Culture is More Important Than Management Structure - Examples of Behaviours Expected from an Organization With Good Governance - Ethical Values as a Foundation to Buildin

  • ISBN: 978-0-230-27814-1
  • Editorial: Palgrave MacM
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Fecha Publicación: 14/10/2011
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés