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Volume 3, Issue 3, November 2005

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cover Story
FIT FOR THE JOB? – DIRECTORS AND ACCREDITATION
When the Institute of Directors in New Zealand set about designing an accreditation programme for its members it scoured the world for examples of best practice. Several years, many submissions and several reviews later, we invited a panel of informed individuals to debate the relative merits of the newly launched director accreditation programme.
Governance & Management
RESULTS ON THE SCOREBOARD: WHAT MAKES A WINNING TEAM?
At SPARC, John Wells and Nick Hill give the chair/CEO relationship more than a sporting chance of working out.

Profile
GARY PAYKEL: CHAIRMAN OF A HARMONIOUS BOARD
After 44 years with the company, a deep and intimate knowledge of the business comes naturally to Fisher & Paykel’s Gary Paykel. But, he argues, all board members should truly understand a company’s business and not just the governance of it.

Intellectual Property
OVERSEEN OR UNSEEN? IP STRATEGY IN THE BOARDROOM
Intellectual property is a key element in business success, yet directors and their boards often give it limited attention, says Teresa Griffiths. What are the risks and rewards associated with IP and why should an organisation have an IP strategy at all?

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Regular Features
EDITOR’S LETTER Guiding Principles
TABLED • Why Governance Research has Failed
        • Is Good Governance Like Football?
APPOINTMENTS