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CGOV.5:2 - Problem

A committee can have a recognized name but no usable contribution. It reviews reports after the relevant decision, lacks access to the people who know the problem, or passes a recommendation that nobody is assigned to consider. Adding another committee can divide information further.

An opposite error makes the committee a substitute for the board merely because it examined the matter closely. Expertise, a recommendation and corporate decision authority are different conditions.