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Competent Directors: Boardroom Myths and Realities

The great majority of companies however are' small businesses' and little known beyond the ranks of their employees, customers and suppliers. And yet all of these companies have directors, and all directors assume particular legal duties and responsibilities. How are these directors selected? What is the function of the boards of these companies? How do they operate in practice as compared with assumptions drawn from observation of the boards of larger companies?