Economics homework help

Find an individual who serves on a Board of Directors or a Board of Trustees (a non- profit) and interview this person about board membership. Try to learn the answers to the following questions:

How he or she was selected?

Did he or she know someone on the board?

Does he or she have a particular expertise that the Board needed (lawyer, accountant, civil engineer, etc.)

Does he or she know how future Board members are selected?

How are members of this Board, diverse or not diverse?

If this is a for- profit corporation, What is his or she compensation for serving as a Board member? If this is a non- profit Board, What are the expectations for financial contributions? Has recruiting diverse members to the Board been an initiative?

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What types of diversity did the Board seek? If so, how was this done and was it successful? Why or Why not?

If there are diverse members, do they participate fully in Board discussions?

Remembering that this is only one individual’s perception and that his or her position may have some bias,

Analyze the material from this interview and write a three- to five- page APA formatted essay that evaluates this Board from the perspective of diversity. b. Answer the following questions:

If the Board is diverse now, how does the board diversity link to the organization’s mission and the business case for diversity?

Or, if this Board is not diverse, how could a more diverse board potentially improve the link between the company’s mission and the business case for diversity?

Conclusion (every paper should end with a strong conclusion or summary)