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The Governance of Public and Non-Profit Organizations

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The Governance of Public and Non-Profit Organizations

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The Governance of Public and Non-Profit Organizations book

Edited ByChris Cornforth
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2003
eBook Published 30 April 2005
Pub. Location London
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203167571
Pages 272
eBook ISBN 9780429229121
Subjects Economics, Finance, Business & Industry, Politics & International Relations
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Cornforth, C. (Ed.). (2003). The Governance of Public and Non-Profit Organizations (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203167571

ABSTRACT

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter |20 pages

Introduction

The changing context of governance – emerging issues and paradoxes
ByChris Cornforth

part |2 pages

Part I Who governs?

chapter 1|17 pages

Who governs North East England?

A regional perspective on governance
ByFRED ROBINSON, KEITH SHAW

chapter 2|17 pages

Are quasi-governmental organisations effective and accountable?

ByAlan Greer, Paul Hoggett, Stella Maile

chapter 3|18 pages

Service users and charity governance

ByMichael Locke, Nasa Begum, Paul Robson

part |2 pages

Part II What do boards do?

chapter 4|20 pages

What influences the strategic contribution of boards?

ByCharles Edwards, Chris Cornforth

chapter 5|18 pages

The financial role of charity boards

ByJenny Harrow, Paul Palmer

chapter 6|16 pages

The role of boards in small voluntary organisations

ByColin Rochester

part |2 pages

Part III Roles, relationships and power

chapter 7|17 pages

Not so very different

A comparison of the roles of chairs of governing bodies and managers in different sectors
ByShirley Otto

chapter 8|14 pages

What are chief executives’ expectations and experiences of their board?

ByVeronica Mole

chapter 9|21 pages

Governing independent museums

How trustees and directors exercise their powers
ByMike Bieber

part |2 pages

Part IV Continuity and change

chapter 10|20 pages

The changing face of charity governance: the impact of organisational size

The impact of organisational
ByChris Cornforth, Claire Simpson

chapter 11|14 pages

The impact of new governance structures in the NHS

ByLynn Ashburner

chapter 12|16 pages

The changing face of governance in women’s organisations

ByJane W. Grant

chapter 13|17 pages

Conclusion

Contextualising and managing the paradoxes of governance
ByChris Cornforth
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