Question

The role of the board of directors in an organization is to:

A. monitor the actions of the top management team to ensure that stockholders' interests are protected.
B. hire successful employees from competitors' firms to gain advantage in the market.
C. hire employees based on intuition rather than using systematic selection techniques.
D. encourage monoculture among employees throughout the organization and create an ethnocentric internal work environment.

Answer 1

OPTION A

Step-by-step explanation:

The primary function of an organization's board of directors is to control the actions of the upper management team to make sure that the interests of shareholders are safeguarded.

PRIMARY FUNCTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Assess the vision and mission of the company to direct its present activities and potential development and set the agenda.

Review and assess current and future possibilities, threats, and hazards in the internal setting and the company's current & future strengths, weaknesses, and hazards.