Parole Board Decision Making: A Study of Disparity Reduction and the Impact of Institutional Behavior

1979 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael R. Gottfredson
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Parole Board ◽  
Board Decision ◽  
Institutional Behavior ◽  
Board Decision Making ◽  
The Impact

Parole Board Decision Making and Constitutional Rights

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amelia Courtney Hritz
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Supreme Court ◽  
The United States ◽  
Annual Review ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Legal Questions ◽  
Parole Board ◽  
Board Decision ◽  
Board Decision Making

Parole board decision making has changed dramatically over the last century, mirroring broader trends in criminal punishment. Even though parole decisions affect the length of prison sentences and the US Supreme Court has safeguarded defendants’ rights during the sentencing phase of criminal proceedings, the court has largely declined to interfere in parole. After briefly surveying the historical evolution of parole in the United States, this article proceeds in two parts. First, the article analyzes Supreme Court cases involving sentencing and parole and discusses questions raised by those decisions. Second, the article examines modern studies of parole board decisions and highlights ethical and legal questions raised by the research. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Law and Social Science, Volume 17 is October 2021. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

scholarly journals The impact of IT governance wisdom on board decision-making: A perspective of the philosophy of The Art of War

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-37
Author(s):  
Le Chen ◽  
Pietro Pavone
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
It Governance ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
Art Of War ◽  
The Board Of Directors ◽  
Board Decision ◽  
Board Decision Making ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Art Of War

Board decision-making is a complex process. It is represented by reasoning for choosing the most suitable alternative within a series of options for the operation of the corporation. In practice, strategic decision-making is an important function of the board of directors, especially in the information age. Although there are various determinants of the board for carrying out decision-making, there has been little research concerning the impact of information technology (IT) governance wisdom on board decision-making. This study seeks to investigate the origin of IT governance and analyze IT governance wisdom from the perspective of the philosophical thinking of The Art of War. The analysis indicates that the concept of IT governance must have been produced no earlier than the late 1990s, highly likely at the beginning of the 21st century. In addition, this study presents the results of qualitative field research of a Chinese information and communication technology (ICT) company which indicates that it has an important meaning in explaining IT governance wisdom might have a significant influence on board decision-making. In summary, the importance of information governance wisdom in the decision-making process of the board of directors is also a reflection of intelligent management while considering the interests of shareholders in the digital era.

scholarly journals Included, but still not equal? Gender segregation at quota regulated boards

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aagoth Storvik ◽  
Trygve Gulbrandsen
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Gender Segregation ◽  
Women Directors ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
New Women ◽  
Window Dressing ◽  
The World ◽  
Gender Hierarchies ◽  
Board Decision ◽  
Board Decision Making

In 2003 Norway introduced a new regulation that required at least 40 percent of each gender on company boards. Norway was the first country in the world to introduce such a law, but several countries have since proposed similar arrangements. Before the reform, opponents of the law in Norway claimed that the new women directors would not be allowed to participate fully in board decision-making. Instead, their role would only be window dressing. Based on a questionnaire sent to all directors in public limited companies in 2009, the article studies this allegation. Results show that women directors report less ability to influence board decision making than men directors. Moreover, women to a lesser extent feel they are part of the inner circle on boards where such phenomena is perceived to exist. These tendencies also hold when we control for many other independent variables such as board role, ownership interest, number of directorships, and occupation, among others. Hence, the quota regulated boards might show tendencies of gender hierarchies and resegregation.

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