Board of Directors

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Strategy

Foundational Lexiconcompany leaders
Executive Parlancegoverning body
Scholarly Discoursefiduciary oversight
Babel ZenithBoard
Origin: Corporate Governance

Etymology & Meaning

A group elected to govern a corporation.

In the Boardroom

The group that hires/fires the CEO.

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