ABSTRACT

Nonprofit boards of directors are responsible for the governance of their organizations. Despite a wide literature on board governance, empirical studies have focused primarily on board characteristics such as board size, frequency of board meetings, or board member characteristics. Building on prior literature, we use qualitative interview and survey data from nonprofit board members and executive directors, respectively, to develop a board coaching framework to better understand how board dynamics, in particular staff support for board activities, can influence overall board performance. Our findings suggest the need to recognize the central role executives and staff play in nonprofit governance.

摘要

非营利组织董事会负责其组织的治理。尽管有关董事会治理的文献广泛，但实证研究主要集中于董事会特征，例如董事会规模，董事会会议频率或董事会成员特征。在先前文献的基础上，我们分别使用来自非营利性董事会成员和执行董事的定性访谈和调查数据来开发董事会指导框架，以更好地了解董事会动态，尤其是员工对董事会活动的支持，如何影响董事会整体绩效。我们的发现表明，有必要认识到高管和员工在非营利性治理中的核心作用。