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Nonprofit governance : innovative perspectives and approaches /

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 scruti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Cornforth, Chris, Brown, William A. (Associate professor of management)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.
Colección:Routledge contemporary corporate governance.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Nonprofit Governance; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures and tables; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1 Nonprofit governance research: The need for innovative perspectives and approaches; Part 1 The state of the field; 2 Nonprofit governance: A review of the field; 3 Out of the shadows: Nonprofit governance research from democratic and critical perspectives; Part 2 Understanding board member behaviour; 4 The role and impact of chairs of nonprofit boards; 5 Antecedents to board member engagement in deliberation and decision-making.
  • Part 3 Board processes and behaviour6 Learning to be, learning about: A socio-cultural learning approach to board practice; 7 Beneath the surface and around the table: Exploring group dynamics in boards; 8 Board monitoring and judgement as processes of sensemaking; Part 4 Changing governance structures and relationships; 9 Dilemmas in the board-staff dynamics of nonprofit governance; 10 Community-Engagement GovernanceTM: Engaging stakeholders for community impact; 11 The evolution of corporate governance structures and relationships in English housing associations.
  • Part 5 Multi-level governance12 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 behavioral processes and conceptual resources; Index.