One reason is that the more connections board members have, the more likely they are to end up with what you could call "friend of a friend" links to the company's C.E.O.
Flyertalk.com's Coupon Connection discussion board links up 1,000 individual visitors each month to trade, offering up airline lounge passes, free companion tickets and rental car upgrades, among other things.
(Note I'm on CEO Connection's board).
But even in the absence of this kind of explicit back-scratching the tight connections between board members insure that, once an idea takes hold at a few companies, it's easier for it to spread, in a viral fashion.
Deasy's attorney sought to unearth similar connections between board members and 18 technology companies, including Apple, which provided iPads under the contract, and Pearson, which provided the digital curriculum.
These suggestions to improve the connection between boards, patients and staff point to the potential of trust to engender positive organisational norms and values.
The membership overlap between committees may have a profound impact on political outcomes, much as connections between boards of directors of corporations can influence business deals.
Hawaiian placed its HA code on several connecting JetBlue flights, making it easier on travelers with one-stop check-in, seamless flight connections and boarding passes from the origin to the destination.
The channel system is a rail that allows the rider's feet to have an extremely close connection to the board for a better feel on the board.
ABC executives said there was no connection between the board meeting and any kind of deal with Bloomberg.
