Board Effectiveness in Nonprofit Organizations: Do Interactions in the Boardroom Matter?

abstract

• This study explores how perceived interactions in the boardroom are associated with perceptions of board effectiveness in nonprofit organizations. The relationships between board chair leadership, board meeting practices, board group dynamics, and the perceived effectiveness of the board in several governance roles and responsibilities are investigated. The results show that interactions in the boardroom matter: they are generally positively associated with both board chairs and chief executives perceptions of board effectiveness. Based on these results, several practical implications are formulated for boards seeking to improve their effectiveness.

authors

• Brown, William

published proceedings

• NONPROFIT AND VOLUNTARY SECTOR QUARTERLY

author list (cited authors)

• Van Puyvelde, S., Brown, W. A., Walker, V., & Tenuta, R.

complete list of authors

• Van Puyvelde, Stijn||Brown, William A||Walker, Vernetta||Tenuta, Rosemary

publisher

• SAGE Publications  Publisher

published in

• Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly  Journal

keywords

• Board Effectiveness
• Chair Leadership
• Governance
• Group Dynamics
• Meeting Practices
• Nonprofit Organizations

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1177/0899764018762318

start page

• 1296

end page

• 1310

volume

• 47

issue

• 6