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Research On Governing Boards Of Private Colleges In China

Posted on:2007-01-03Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J FuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2167360212977708Subject:Higher Education
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The corporate governance plays important role in the development of the private colleges, because the private colleges are independence corporations which offer higher education opportunities for public. The governing board is core of the corporate governance, so how to establish the perfect and proper board of trustees is an inevitable question.In fact, there are many problems of governing boards, such as, the chairman exceeds his authority, the problems of members'structure , the relationship between president and board of trustees, board of trustees lack of supervising system ,etc. Analyzing the reasons of these problems from the aspects of investment structure, the owner of the property rights, and the controlling rights of private colleges, and referencing the experience of private higher education of Japan and America, this paper puts forward the suggestion that the private colleges should adopt the cooperate-governance mode. It is necessary to accept the extensive stakeholder into board of trustees and participate in decision-making and governance of colleges.This paper also brings forward several suggestions that the government should perfect the law and definite criterion of proper reward to guarantee the investors'legal profit and we should reform the private colleges'property rights system to improve the condition of the single investment structure and establish the Association of governing boards of private colleges .And then, private colleges should elected the persons whose background are different to join board of trustees, inspirit independent director to participate colleges'governance ,establish supervising and assessment system and perfect bylaws of directorate in order to establish the effective corporation governance system.Finally, this paper puts forward the principles of board of trustees: diversity, unifying ability and duty, active participating, cooperation and making the duty clear.
Keywords/Search Tags:private colleges, governing boards, problems
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