题目理解

问题如下：

The boards of Japanese companies are typically:

选项：

A.two-tier. B.single-tier with a combined CEO and chair. C.single-tier with a majority of executive directors.

解释：

A is incorrect because the division between the supervisory board and the management board marks one of the fundamental structural differences in governance globally, between these so-called two-tier board structures seen, for example, in Germany, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, and China, and the single-tier (also called unitary) boards that are more typical of the UK, the USA, Japan, France, and most of the rest of the world.

B is incorrect because in the USA and France (but not Japan), a single executive sits on the board and often bears the responsibility of both chair and CEO.

C is correct because in Japan, there is usually a single-tier board dominated by executive directors with only a small handful of non-executive directors (not necessarily independent.