“Knowledge is power” goes the old Roman saying, and this still rings true today, particularly in the corporate world. Around the globe, the effects of past corporate scandals have left their mark in the form of new legislation, with a greater onus on the company’s board of directors to provide sound governance systems. The “right” information at the “right” time is crucial for a board to be effective. But are company boards equipped to succeed in their new, more powerful role?

IMD Professor Ulrich Steger - Director of the Building High Performance Boards program - and Research Associates Jochen Brellochs and Wolfgang Amann, set about finding out. You can retrieve their results here.