The governance of public and non-profit organisations : what do boards do? /
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : Routledge, 2003. |
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| Description: | x, 259 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Routledge studies in the management of voluntary and non-profit organizations ; 6 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4808038 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: the changing context of governance - emerging issues and paradoxes / Chris Cornforth
- Pt. I. Who governs?
- 1. Who governs North East England? A regional perspective on governance / Fred Robinson and Keith Shaw
- 2. Are quasi-governmental organisations effective and accountable? / Alan Greer, Paul Hoggett and Stella Maile
- 3. Service users and charity governance / Michael Locke, Nasa Begum and Paul Robson
- Pt. II. What do boards do?
- 4. What influences the strategic contribution of boards? / Charles Edwards and Chris Cornforth
- 5. The financial role of charity boards / Jenny Harrow and Paul Palmer
- 6. The role of boards in small voluntary organisations / Colin Rochester
- Pt. III. Roles, relationships and power
- 7. Not so very different: a comparison of the roles of chairs of governing bodies and managers in different sectors / Shirley Otto
- 8. What are chief executives' expectations and experiences of their board? / Veronica Mole
- 9. Governing independent museums: how trustees and directors exercise their powers / Mike Bieber
- Pt. IV. Continuity and change
- 10. The changing face of charity governance: the impact of organisational size / Chris Cornforth and Claire Simpson
- 11. The impact of new governance structures in the NHS / Lynn Ashburner
- 12. The changing face of governance in women's organisations / Jane W. Grant
- 13. Conclusion: contextualising and managing the paradoxes of governance / Chris Cornforth.
