Nonprofit Boards of Directors: Analyses and Applications

ISBN-13: 9781138512634 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 256 str.

Robert Herman

Opis

This collection combines two important points. First, in various pieces evidence about the behavior and performance of non-profit boards is reviewed and important additional evidence is presented. The second endeavor in this collection is to present useful and realistic ideas and techniques for improving board functioning and board-staff relations.

Spis treści

Board Functions And Board-Staff Relations In Nonprofit Organizations: An Introduction, Why Board Members Participate, Dominant Class Culture And Legitimation: Female Volunteer Directors, Advisory Board Performance: Managing Ambiguity And Limited Commitment In Public Television, Board-Staff Relations And Perceived Effectiveness, In Nonprofit Organizations, The Implication Of Board Member Composition For Fund-Raising Success, Conjoint Directorship: Clarifying Management Roles Between The Board Of Directors And The Executive Director, Managing Expectations: What Effective Board Members Ought To Expect From Nonprofit Organizations, Community Agency Boards Of Directors: Viability And Vestigiality, Substance And Symbol, Keys To Better Hospital Governance Through Better Information, Board-Staff Planning And Implementation Processes In Innovative Performance—Benefit Plan, Minority Participation On Boards Of Directors Of Human, Service Agencies: Some Evidence And Suggestions, The Importance Of Board Effectiveness In Not-For-Profit Organizations, The Characteristics And Influence Of Intraboard, Networks: A Case Study Of A Nonprofit Board Of Directors, Concluding Thoughts On Closing The Board Gap

O autorze

Robert Herman