What do board members do?

Our by-laws required a minimum of 3 people on our board. For the past 2 years, it has been operating with only 2 members. They have rejected members that petition to go on the board to bring it to the minimum or up to the maximum. They are making major...

I recently started attending my community HOA meetings. I am a homeowner and consequently a member of the HOA. It is not currently a "big" HOA as our dues are less than $300/year. However, there has been concern in the neighborhood about corruption...

My start-up corporation has just been given an offer from investors. Part of their offer includes a seat on our board for 3 years. What risks are involved with letting an investor sit on our board? What powers will they have in doing so? What should...

What are methods of finding prospective board members who are not already known to someone in the organization?

Lets assume that the two board members are still both working for the company and also make the majority of the shareholding. The company is a Hong Kong company (very similar to British law).

Dear HR experts, I am interested in your opinion regarding the discrepancy between thinking of HR experts and business owners or board members. Is there something that CEO's usually don't understand or they have  diametrically different view when discussing...

As a recruiter for early stage tech startups, recently I've found that many of my candidates have joined companies as Board Members or Advisors rather than as employees. I've seen the fee agreements for these placements for large companies, but it doesn...

For example, if someone sits on the board of a non-profit organization what kinds of things would they be expected to do?

For companies like JPMorgan which is giving ex CIO Dimon $23 million compensation package...I own stock in JPMorgan, I own about 200 shares. If the members control 51%+ of that companies stock how can my voting or other regular shareholders voting be...