Governance as leadership : reframing the work of nonprofit boards / Richard P. Chait, William P. Ryan, Barbara E. Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chait, Richard.

Contributor:

BoardSource (Organization)

Ryan, William P.

Taylor, Barbara E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nonprofit organizations--Management.

Nonprofit organizations.

Corporate governance.

Boards of directors.

Trusts and trustees.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A new framework for helping nonprofit organizations maximize the effectiveness of their boards.Written by noted consultants and researchers attuned to the needs of practitioners, Governance as Leadership redefines nonprofit governance. It provides a powerful framework for a new covenant between trustees and executives: more macrogovernance in exchange for less micromanagement. Informed by theories that have transformed the practice of organizational leadership, this book sheds new light on the traditional fiduciary and strategic work of the board and introduces a critica

Contents:

Governance as Leadership: Reframing the Work of Nonprofit Boards; Contents; About Board Source; About the Authors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: First Principles; Chapter 2: Problem Boards or Board Problems?; Chapter 3: Type I Governing: Fiduciary; Chapter 4: Type II Governing: Strategic; Chapter 5: Type III: Generative Thinking; Chapter 6: Type III: Generative Governing; Chapter 7: Working Capital That Makes Governance Work; Chapter 8: Where to Next?; References; Index

Notes:

In imprint position: BoardSource.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-188) and index.

ISBN:

9786610265626

9781118045916

1118045912

9781280265624

1280265620

9780471704409

0471704407

OCLC:

614841317