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Tackling The "Evils" Of Interlocking Directorates In Healthcare Nonprofits, Nicole Huberfeld
Tackling The "Evils" Of Interlocking Directorates In Healthcare Nonprofits, Nicole Huberfeld
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Though they are sometimes regarded as corrupt, the complete cessation of existing interlocking boards in healthcare nonprofits is not immediately attainable and arguably not always desirable. This article comments that the doctrine of fiduciary duties should be modified to encompass the reality of overlapping boards; to recognize the trend toward more global, comprehensive, and proactive governance in the healthcare sector; and to enable directors to decipher, document, and resolve conflicts at a more meaningful point in their decision-making processes by expanding the doctrine of the duty of obedience.
To facilitate the discussion, the article draws on three examples of overlap …