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Mueller, Robert Kirk was born on July 25, 1913 in St. Louis. Son of Edward Robert Otto and Lucille M. (Flaugher) Mueller.
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A top executive proposes a new management style that bypasses organizational charts to link action centers.
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Written primarily for corporate directors and officers, this book deals with a relatively new phenomenon in corporate governance: the advisory board. Mueller provides an informed, thorough discussion of advisory boards and their functions, explains the fundamental differences between advisory boards and statutory boards of directors, and offers guidelines for making the most effective use of these adjunct advisory bodies in managing corporations. Mueller begins by introducing the new advice age and reviews the essential characteristics of contract advice. A second chapter explores the context in which business and other institutions must now function and the pressures which have sparked interest in the use of advisory boards. Mueller then compares advisory boards to traditional statutory boards, consultants, and mentors and surveys how advisory boards of different kinds work to carry out their special roles or functions. He provides practical guidelines for the contracting advisee organization, including information on insurance, indemnification, and contractual matters. Finally, six chapters offer clinical experience from the advisor perspective. An appendix offers advice for those seeking an invitation to serve on an advisory board.
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One remarkable organizational form that has served Western society well is the enterprise governed by an independent board of trustees or directors. Unless actions are taken to improve the conduct of publicly-held corporations, this form may become an endangered species. There are many important understandings and ideas that exist in the covenantal relationships between directors including exploratory problem-solving techniques based on the different starting points or anchors of each director. The anchoring points regarding the unwritten elements of conduct and effectiveness of a member of the board of directors are illustrated through personal experience. An important issue is the chairman and/or chief executive officer who does not take advantage of the board of directors as the most important asset. This type of person is a leader who does not understand the potential of the partnership between the board of directors and the chief executive. Performance and behavior of directors are guided by various laws, statutes, regulations, values, attitudes, benefits, customs, myths and norms which are the subject of most writings about board directorships. Considering all U.S. corporations, it is estimated that there are 400,000 to 500,000 directors. The status quo organization is not confined to the large, publicly held corporation. A parallel economy, the family or closely held business universe, possibly exceeds the publicly held universe in size. Anchoring points are offered herein to directors and those wanting their first board seat. These anchors concern the idea of service without dominance in the boardroom, and the anchors are about obeying the unenforceable in the area of corporate governance for the present time.
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Mueller, Robert Kirk was born on July 25, 1913 in St. Louis. Son of Edward Robert Otto and Lucille M. (Flaugher) Mueller.
Bachelor of Science, Washington University, St. Louis, 1934; Master of Science, University of Michigan, 1935; graduate, Advanced Management Program, Harvard University, 1950.
Chemist, Sinclair Refining Company, East Chicago, Indiana, 1935; with, Monsanto Company, 1935-1968; general manager plastic division, Monsanto Company, 1952-1961; vice-president, director, Executive Committee company, Monsanto Company, 1963-1968; production superintendent, Shawinigan Resins Corporation, Springfield, 1938-1940; president, director, Shawinigan Resins Corporation, Springfield, 1952-1961; Chairman of the Board, director, Shawinigan Resins Corporation, Springfield, 1961-1963; superintendent, Longhorn Ordnance Works, 1942-1944; plant manager, Longhorn Ordnance Works, 1944-1946; industrial research, consultant, corporation executive, Arthur D. Little, Inc., 1968-1988; vice president, Arthur D. Little, Inc., 1973-1977; Chairman of the Board, Arthur D. Little, Inc., 1977-1989. Board directors Decision Resources, Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts, Interneuron Pharmaceuticals Inc., Lexington, Massachusetts, Arthur D. Little, Ltd., London, Business Ethics Foundation, Brookline, Massachusetts. Chairman faculty, lecturer Salzburg (Austria) Seminar in American Studies, 1970, board directors, member Executive Committee, 1972-1985.
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(A top executive proposes a new management style that bypa...)
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Trustee Cheswick Center, 1968-1996, Colby Sawyer College, New Hampshire, 1972-1991, American Austrian Foundation, 1988-1994. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Sciences, Institute Directors (London), International Academy Management. Member American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Chemical Society, American Management Association (life, member international council), Society Chemical Industry, National Association Corporation Directors (board directors), Algonquin Club (Boston).
Married Jane Elizabeth Konesko, December 27, 1939. Children: Lucy Alison, Patricia Kirk, James Arno.