Resources

We have organized links to websites that are related to boards and governance.

Institute of Corporate Directors
Conference Board of Canada
Institute on Governance
National Association of Corporate Directors
BoardSource
Canadian Coalition for Good Governance
Carver Policy Governance
European Corporate Governance Institute
Ontario Securities Commission
Organization for Economic Development
Canadian Society of Corporate Secretaries

Books on Boards

The following books are useful resources on boards and governance.

• Corporate Governance - What Directors Need to Know, Carol Hansell
• Making Boards Work - What Directors Must Do to Make Canadian Boards Effective, David S.R. Leighton and Donald Thein
• Corporate Boards That Create Value - Governance Company Performance From the Boardroom, John Carver and Caroline Oliver
• On Board Leadership, John Carver
• Boards That Deliver - Advancing Corporate Governance from Compliance to Competitive Advantage, Ram Charan
• Excellence in The Boardroom - Best Practises in Corporate Directorship, William A. Dimma
• Non-Profit Boards that Work - The End of One-Size-Fits-All Governance, Maureen K. Robinson
• Getting to Great - Principles of Health Care Organization Governance, Dennis D. Pointer and James E. Orlikoff
• Corporate Governance Best Practises, Frederick D. Lipman, L. Keith Lipman
• Governing for Results - A Director's Guide to Good Governance, Mel D. Gill
• Creating Effective Boards for Private Enterprises, John L. Ward
• Essentials of Corporate Governance, Sanjay Anand
• Governance as Leadership, Reframing the Work of NonProfit Boards, Richard P. Chait, William P. Ryan, Barbara E. Taylor