Before the review process, the proposals will be circulated to all the directors at least a week before it is tabled to go before the board. In some companies, prior to circulation, the proposals will go through special committees who will vet the viability of the plans. lf the committees disagree with some of the points contained in the proposals, they usually give their point of view and comments during the full board review. During the circulation period, the INEDs are expected to scrutinize the proposals and are given the opportunity to contact the executives to clarify issues that might raise doubt. However, apart from clarifications, they refrain from making any decisions pertaining to the proposals until the board meeting, where every comment will be properly minuted. After the circulation period, the management presents the plan to the board, in turn, deliberates on every angle of the strategy and also challenges the management on some of the assumptions made and the targets set. Questions that are raised depend on the completeness of the strategic proposals. Whereby faster decisions will be reached if the proposals are complete. Consistent with McNulty and Pettigrew (1999), INEDs again appear to influence the context of the strategy at the reviewing phase, when they make comparisons to the strategic framework of the corporate that has been set earlier. A CEO of a small corporate described the review process when he said: