Chris Cornforth (ed.)

The Governance of Public and Non-Profit Organizations

Herausgeber: Cornforth, Chris

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Boards play a crucial role in ensuring that public and non-profit organizations are publicly accountable and perform well. Following various failures and scandals they face increasing scrutiny, pressure and expectations. Serious questions have been raised about the ability of boards to govern effectively. This book brings together analyses based upon some of the best recent empirical studies of public and non-profit governance in the UK. The book will be essential reading for academics and of public and non-profit organizations. It will also be of value to policy makers and practitioners who wish to gain a deeper understanding of how boards work and what can be done to improve their performance.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Oktober 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 242mm x 155mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 558g
• ISBN-13: 9780415258180
• ISBN-10: 0415258189
• Artikelnr.: 21355268

Autorenporträt

Chris Cornforth

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction - The Changing Context of Governance: Emerging Issues and
Paradoxes 2. Who Governs North East England? A Regional Perspective on
Governance 3. Are Quasi-Governmental Organizations Effective and
Accountable? 4. Service Users and Charity Governance 5. What Influences the
Strategic Contribution of Boards? 6. The Financial Role of Charity Boards
7. The Role of Boards in Small Voluntary Organizations 8. Not So Very
Different: A Comparison of the Roles of Chairs of Governing Bodies and
Managers in Different Sectors 9. What are the Chief Executives'
Expectations and Experiences of their Board? 10. Governing Independent
Museums: How Trustees and Directors Exercise their Powers 11. The Changing
Face of Charity Governance: The Impact of Organizational Size 12. The
Impact of New Governance Structures in the NHS 13. The Changing Face of
Governance in Women's Organizations 14. Summary and Conclusions -
Contextualizing and Managing the Paradoxes of Governance