http://www.e8consulting.com/blog/practiceareas/how-much-governance-is-enough e8 Consulting blog Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:41:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.e8consulting.com/blog/practiceareas/how-much-governance-is-enough/comment-page-1#comment-43 Magnus Mähring Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:12:12 +0000 http://www.e8consulting.com/blog/?p=460#comment-43 This is a nice summary and a strong (but soft-spoken) argument for increased attention to the business impact of IT by corporate boards. It is peculiar to note that, according to current research, boards seem to know less and care less than the investment community. One way to explain this could be that directors are members of a rather close-knit community of practice, and that the priorities and work practices of boards are governed by the sense-making of this community, rather than by the task of safeguarding the owners' interests or adherence to regulations and codes of conduct on board work. This is a nice summary and a strong (but soft-spoken) argument for increased attention to the business impact of IT by corporate boards. It is peculiar to note that, according to current research, boards seem to know less and care less than the investment community. One way to explain this could be that directors are members of a rather close-knit community of practice, and that the priorities and work practices of boards are governed by the sense-making of this community, rather than by the task of safeguarding the owners’ interests or adherence to regulations and codes of conduct on board work.

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