III. THE ROLE IMPACT REPORT

The Role Impact report reveals the power balance between the three anchors of Governance viz., the Board, CEO & CFO

BALANCED

Well balanced role impact scores indicate mutual respect, interdependence and synergy between the three anchors

The more balanced the scores,

  • Higher the clarity of roles between them.
  • Higher the empowerment of the CEO and CFO.
  • Higher the openness between Directors on the Board.
  • Greater the transparency on agenda setting, quality of deliberations and coverage of interests of all stakeholders.
  • IMBALANCED

    A skew towards one score indicates dominance by one of the anchors and/or lack of effectiveness by the other/s.

    The higher the imbalance,

  • Higher is dominance by one or two anchors.
  • Lower is the ability of the other anchor/s to play their designated role.
  • Greater is the skew towards interests of one of the stakeholders at the cost of others’.
  • NEGATIVE

    A negative score indicates that the corresponding anchor’s decisions and actions are contradictory to their organizational purpose and/or statutory roles.

    Higher the negative score,

  • Greater the probability of conflict of interest.
  • Greater the chances of critical stakeholders being bypassed in high level decision making.
  • Lower the quality and frequency of deliberations.
  • Greater the influence of behind-the-scenes actors on Board agenda.
  • Greater the probability of hidden agendas and collusion between one or more anchors.