The governance of public and non-profit organisations : what do boards do? / / edited by Chris Cornforth

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451255703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003
• ISBN: 0-429-22912-7; 1-134-51510-3; 1-280-18046-3; 0-203-16757-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (272 p.)
• Collana: Routledge studies in the management of voluntary and non-profit organizations ; ; 6
• Altri autori (Persone): CornforthChris
• Disciplina: 658.4/22
• Soggetti: Corporate governance; Nonprofit organizations - Management; Directors of corporations; Boards of directors; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction: the changing context of governance emerging issues and paradoxes; Who governs?; Who governs North East England? A regional perspective on governance; Are quasi-governmental organisations effective and accountable?; Service users and charity governance; What do boards do?; What influences the strategic contribution of boards?; The financial role of charity boards; The role of boards in small voluntary organisations; Roles, relationships and power; Not so very different: a comparison of the roles of chairs of governing bodies and managers in different sectorsWhat are chief executives' expectations and experiences of their board?; Governing independent museums: how trustees and directors exercise their powers; Continuity and change; The changing face of charity governance: the impact of organisational size; The impact of new governance structures in the ; NHS; The changing face of governance in women's organisations; Conclusion: contextualising and managing the paradoxes of governance; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Governing boards play a crucial role in ensuring that public and non-profit organizations are publicly accountable and perform well. Until now, there have been relatively few detailed empirical studies of what boards do in practice, but this book fills that gap by bringing together analyses based upon some of the best recent empirical studies.Using a new theoretical framework that highlights the paradoxical nature of governance, the book throws light on the questions at the heart of recent debates about non-profit boards:are boards publicly accountable or is there a democ