Download or read book The Governing Board written by Nancy Axelrod and published by . This book was released on 2013-01-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Orient your board members to their key roles and responsibilities with this concise coverage of their duties and the role they should play in advancing your organization's mission. This booklet, written by Nancy Axelrod, governance consultant and founding president of BoardSource, who herself has served on many governing and advisory boards, provides an overview of legal duties of the board and board members 4 key overlapping roles 3 characteristics that distinguish great boards a fresh look at a 4-sighted board 10 tips for board members Developed for the harried board member, this booklet will maximize both their training time and the time they serve on the board by helping them focus on strategic rather than operational matters.
Download or read book Research on Governing Boards written by Robert T. Blackburn and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Decision Making Processes of Higher Education Governing Boards written by Brian T. Keech and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Governing boards of organizations have come under scrutiny in recent decades for financial problems, leadership scandals, and a variety of other uncomfortable reasons. Trustees might have prevented challenges and scandals if the appropriate board oversight were in place including the right board structures, practices, culture, governance, and communication processes. Colleges, and university boards in particular, operate in a unique space given their organizations' mission to educate the next generation of students, conduct groundbreaking research that promotes the development of new knowledge, and engage in civic activities among other endeavors. These organizations are held in high esteem because of the importance of their mission, despite reported poor decisions and scandals within the industry. Governing boards vary greatly in size, structure, culture, and effectiveness of operation. Their members make decisions about the direction of the institution, including changes in leadership, mission, purpose, or strategy. However, these decisions remain a mystery to most scholars and, certainly, to the general public who are the consumers of their educational services. With global disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the role of governing boards and their decision-making has become even more critical to institutions' long-term sustainability. This study utilized a qualitative multiple case study approach to examine how two different types of higher education governing boards (private and public) determine when to make decisions about significant changes within the organization. To develop an understanding of the operations of a governing board in relation to the change process and leadership change, in-depth interviews were conducted with governing board members from two different higher education institutions in the northeastern United States. The communication practices between the governing board and the president in particular were explored as a component of the decision-making process, in light of shifts in the educational landscape due to the pandemic. Through an analysis of governing boards' decision-making process, as well as their structure, culture, governance practices, performance, and relationship to the president of the organization, this study has identified factors that contribute to governing boards' decisions to make significant change.
Download or read book Conceptions of Governing Boards Accountability in the State of Ohio written by Bassam M. Deeb and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study was designed to address the conceptions of accountability of the 13 board of trustees that govern the comprehensive, public, state universities in Ohio. The Case Study approach served as the research strategy designed to focus on one system of higher education that allows for autonomy in decision making by the individual boards of trustees. This was a multi-year study involving the use of mixed-method research which combined the use of survey research and archival record review. Data was collected from multiple sources in three phases. The first phase involved the use of a questionnaire mailed to key internal and external constituents of the 13 state universities. The second phase, which focused on archival record review, investigated materials from the institutions themselves and state documents such as the Ohio Revised Code. The third phase involved completing phone interviews with the chairs of the boards of trustees of the state universities. The study was guided by an overall research question: what are the conceptions of governing board accountability? Three additional research questions guided the research in both phases: 1. How does the Ohio Revised Code frame accountability? 2. What are perceptions of governing board accountability held by key stakeholders? 3. How does each institutional governing board perceive the boards accountability? The literature review, for the duration of the study, continued to show a lack of empirical investigation of the concept of accountability as it relates to the board itself. The review of the Ohio Revised Code did not provide a sufficient sense of how the governing boards of the state universities address the accountability issue. The completed questionnaires from the key constituents found that external constituents feel differently about board accountability than internal constituents. Focusing further on the direction of the differences, external constituents were more positive about boards than internal constituents. Finally, information from the phone interviews, which included structured and closed-ended questions, resulted in identifying four main themes that described the feelings of the boards regarding their own accountability. These themes focused on compliance, the administration, transparency, and role ambiguity. The issue of governing board accountability remains ripe for further investigation.
Download or read book Improving the Performance of Governing Boards written by Richard P. Chait and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In their highly regarded 1991 book, The Effective Board of Trustees, Chait, Holland, and Taylor identified six skill sets or competencies that differentiate strong governing boards from weak ones. Now they have taken their research to the next level by conducting an in-depth study of how the boards of colleges, universities, and other nonprofit organizations can raise their level of competence. In Improving the Performance of Governing Boards, the authors detail the findings of this multiyear study, and address the topics of effective trusteeship, board development, board cohesion, trustee education, and the improvement of board processes. They also discuss effective ways of responding to the resistance some trustees and institutional leaders exhibit toward board development efforts. All of the recommendations offered in the book have been field tested in real-life environments. The text is enhanced with charts and exhibits, and many revealing quotes from board members who participated in the study appear throughout. Readers will find that this book addresses the questions most frequently raised by institutional leaders and trustees about how to improve the performance of governing boards.
Download or read book When Power Corrupts written by Lionel Stanley Lewis and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When Power Corrupts details the conflict between the governing board and administration and faculty at Adelphi University in Garden City, New York, between 1985 and 1996."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Extraordinary Board Leadership written by Douglas C. Eadie and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2009 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many nonprofits never take full advantage of their board members. Extraordinary Board Leadership: The Keys to Governing deals with an incredibly important topic - "high-impact governing" - which is at the heart not only of a nonprofit's effectiveness, but also the key to a positive, productive, and enduring board-CEO partnership. This text offers practical, hands-on guidance, which is based on in-depth real-life experience and can be put to immediate use. It goes beyond the old-fashioned "policy governance" approach - beyond the rules - in dealing with the board-CEO-executive staff partnership. The 2nd edition of this successful book includes more case studies and new information aimed at public governing bodies, as well as more tables and charts to accompany a fresh new text design.
Download or read book Self study Criteria for Governing Boards of Public multicampus Higher Education Systems written by Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Runaway College Costs written by James V. Koch and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What role have governing boards played in tuition and fee escalation at four-year public colleges and universities? In the United States, college costs, especially tuition and fees, have increased much more rapidly than either the overall Consumer Price Index or median household income. This cost inflation has effectively closed the doors of higher education to many qualified students and contributed to a staggering $1.5 trillion in student debt. Additionally, the number of college enrollments in the United States actually declined for eight straight years between 2011 and 2019, as college student bodies became increasingly stratified on the basis of family incomes. Virtually every public college cost increase, however, requires a positive vote from each university's governing board—and the record shows that these votes are nearly always unanimous. In Runaway College Costs, James V. Koch and Richard J. Cebula argue that many trustees have forgotten that they should act as fiduciaries who represent the best interests of students, parents, and taxpayers. Instead, Koch and Cebula explain, too often many trustees prize size and more prestigious rankings over access and affordability. These misplaced priorities make them vote in favor of ever more plush facilities, expensive intercollegiate athletic programs, administrative bloat, and outdated models of instruction and research. Koch and Cebula supply groundbreaking empirical evidence on the impact of governing board membership, size, and operations on tuition and fees. They show, for example, that the existence of a powerful statewide governing board exercises significant downward pressure on tuition and fees and that state funding cuts cannot explain more than one-half of the cost increases at the typical four-year public institution. The authors propose an action agenda for governing boards, including changing the incentives placed in front of campus presidents and senior administrators. Finally, they conclude that, although public university governing boards deserve blame for accelerating college cost inflation, they also are ideally situated to improve the situation. Runaway College Costs ends hopefully, suggesting that governing boards and their member trustees actually have the greatest potential to improve the situation. Providing the first rigorous empirical evidence of the impact that various modes of governance have had not only on tuition and fees but also on a half-dozen measures of institutional performance, this book will be of serious interest to governors, legislators, public university board members and their staffs, those interested in supporting the traditional goals of public higher education, and of course students and their parents, as well as taxpayers.
Download or read book High Performance Boards written by Didier Cossin and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-06-22 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to transforming boards and achieving best-practice governance in any organisation. When practising good governance, the board is the vital driver of organizational success, while fostering positive social impact and economic value creation. At all levels, executives around the world are faced with complexities rising from disruptive business models, new technologies, socio-economic changes, shifting political circumstances, and an array of other sources. High Performance Boards is the comprehensive manual for attaining best-in-class governance, offering pragmatic guidance on improving board quality, accountability, and performance. This authoritative volume identifies the four dimensions, or pillars, which are crucial for establishing and maintaining best-practice boards: the people involved, the information architecture, the structures and processes, and the group dynamics and culture of governance. This methodology can be applied to any board in the world, corporate or non-profit organization, regardless of size, sector, industry, or context. Readers are introduced to a fictitious senior board member – an amalgamation of board members from well-known organisations – and follow her as she successfully handles real-life challenges with effective governance. Drawn from the author's 20 years of practice and confidential work with boards across the world, this book: Demonstrates how high-performance boards innovate and refine their practices Discusses examples of board failures and challenges, including case studies from both for-profit and non-profit organisations including international organizations and state-owned agencies or even ministries Provides a proven framework to create best-in-class governance Includes a companion website featuring tools for board assessment and board practice High Performance Boards has inspired more than 3000 board members around the world. This book is essential reading for professionals and managers interested in governance and board members, senior managers, investors, lawyers, and students of governance.
Download or read book Lessons for Leaders and Governing Board written by Garry McGiboney and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-03 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The interaction between organizational leaders and governing boards is perhaps the most important element in organizational success or failure. This book offers lessons for anyone interested in leadership and governance, including leaders and prospective leaders, members of governing boards and those who are advising governing boards, communities impacted by local non-profit or government service agencies, business leaders who are interested in all aspects of leadership and governance, and students of leadership studies. The examples of leadership and governance in this book, including both ineffective and effective leadership, come from the non-profit sector, business and industry, as well as the private and public kindergarten-12th grade and college education worlds. Some of the stories are troubling and some are reassuring while others are puzzling and yet revealing. However, the message should become clear that governing boards and organizational leaders should be held accountable if and when they allow a poisonous atmosphere to contaminate what otherwise could or should be a healthy organization. Research shows that two-thirds of people currently in leadership positions will fail, primarily due to their inability or unwillingness to work with governing boards, build and maintain a productive team and a positive work climate or because of interference from governing boards. Also, too often governing boards make poor decisions and misunderstand their role in supporting organizations. But it does not have to be that way. Leaders and governing boards can learn valuable lessons by reviewing case studies and research, such as those provided in this book.
Download or read book Self study Guidelines for Governing Boards of Public multicampus Higher Education Systems written by Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Research Handbook on Boards of Directors written by Jonas Gabrielsson and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boards of directors are complex systems, and it is imperative to understand what the contextual forces are that shape the direction and make-up of boards. This Research Handbook provides inspiration for researchers and practitioners interested in the manifold dimensions and facets of context surrounding boards of directors.
Download or read book Policies Practices and Composition of Governing Boards of Colleges Universities and Institutionally Related Foundations 2021 written by Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Self study Criteria for Governing Boards of Public Colleges and Universities written by Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Self Study Criteria for Governing Boards of Community Colleges written by Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Governance as Leadership written by Richard P. Chait and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 critical third dimension of effective trusteeship: generative governance. It serves boards as both a resource of fresh approaches to familiar territory and a lucid guide to important new territory, and provides a road map that leads nonprofit trustees and executives to governance as leadership. Governance as Leadership was developed in collaboration with BoardSource, the premier resource for practical information, tools and best practices, training, and leadership development for board members of nonprofit organizations. Through its highly acclaimed programs and services, BoardSource enables organizations to fulfill their missions by helping build effective nonprofit boards and offering credible support in solving tough problems. For the latest in nonprofit governance, visit www.boardsource.org, or call us at 1-800-883-6262.
