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

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

altmetric score

• 5.08

author list (cited authors)

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

citation count

• 13

complete list of authors

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

publication date

• December 2018

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

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0899764018762318