Nonprofit Governance

Innovative Perspectives and Approaches
Herausgeber: Brown, William A.; Cornforth, Chris

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The current fashion for rolling back the state has seen the nonprofit or third sector playing an increasing role in what were previously the heartlands of the public sphere. The growing significance of the sector and its increasing reliance on public funds mean it has also attracted increased scrutiny. From outside the sector concerns have been raised about the accountability and performance of nonprofit organizations. From within the sector there has been considerable debate about whether the increased reliance on government contracts is in danger of undermining the sector's independence. As a result the spotlight has fallen on governance arrangements and whether they are adequate to ensure that nonprofit organizations are effective and accountable for their actions, and able to retain their independence. This collection offers a comprehensive assessment of research on the governance of nonprofit organizations. Nonprofit governance research has been dominated by the study of boards of unitary organizations and has paid insufficient attention to the multi-level nature of governance, governance relationships and dynamics, and the contribution of actors other than board members, to governance processes. Drawing on the research of leading scholars in the US, UK, Canada and Australia, this book presents new perspectives on non-profit governance, which help to overcome these weaknesses. Written in an accessible manner the book will be of value to scholars, researchers, students, reflective practitioners and governance consultants and advisers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 477g
• ISBN-13: 9780415783378
• ISBN-10: 0415783372
• Artikelnr.: 33381632

Autorenporträt

Chris Cornforth is Professor of Organizational Governance and Management at the Open University, UK William A. Brown is Associate Professor of Nonprofit Management at Texas A&M University, USA

Inhaltsangabe

1. Nonprofit Governance Research: The Need for Innovative Perspectives and
Approaches Part I: The State of the Field 2. Nonprofit Governance Research:
A Review of the Field 3. Out of the Shadows: Nonprofit Governance Research
from a Democratic and Critical Perspective Part II: Understanding Board
Member Behaviour 4. The Role and Impact of Chairs and Nonprofit Boards 5.
Antecedents to Board Member Engagement in Deliberation and Decision Making
Part III: Board Processes and Behaviour 6. Learning to be, Learning About:
A Socio-Cultural Learning Approach to Board Practice 7.Beneath the Surgace
and Around the Table: Exploring Group Dynamics in Boards 8. Board
Monitoring and Judgement as Processes of Sensemaking Part IV: Changing
Governance Structures and Relationships 9. Dilemmas in the Board-Staff
Dynamics of Nonprofit Governance 10. Community Engagement Governance:
Engaging Stakeholders for Community Impact 11. The Evolution of Corporate
Governance Structures and Relationships in English Housing Association
Part V: Multi-Level Governance 12. The Dynamics of Nested Governance: A
Systems Perspective 13. Adaptive Governance in Collaborations: Design
Propositions from Research and Practice 14. Lessons for Governance Research
and Practice: Examining Behavioural Processes and Conceptual Resources