Contingency, behavioural and evolutionary perspectives on public and non-profit governance / edited by Luca Gnan, Alessandro Hinna, Fabio Monteduro.

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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction; Part I The Relevance of Context, Behaviour and Evolution in Research on Public and Non-Profit Boards; Managing Paradoxes in Governance -- Tensions in the Emergence of a New Board; Abstract; Introduction; Literature on Governing Boards: Managing Paradoxes in Governance; Method; Robotdalen: An Enabler of Commercial Success; A Contextual Description of Robotdalen; The Emergence of a New Governing Board at Robotdalen; The Tension between Representative and Professional Boards; The Tension between Performance and Conformance.

The Tension between Controlling and Partnering Up with Management; A Summarized Result Discussion; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Exploring Antecedents and Impact of Board Effectiveness in Clean-Tech Enterprises; Abstract; Introduction; Conceptual Framework; Who Are the Board Directors?; What Roles Do the Board Perform?; How Does the Board Function?; Organization Life Cycle; Organizational Performance; Methods; Results and Discussion; Outside Directors; Significance of Board Service Role; Board Behavioural Integration; Board Effectiveness in Clean-Tech Enterprises.

Board Effectiveness and Firm Life Cycle; Conclusions and Implications; Implications for Theory and Future Research Directions; Implications for Practice; Limitations; Acknowledgements; References; Thou Shall Not Meddle: Exploring Autonomy in the Board-Executive Director Relationship; Abstract; Introduction; Literature Review; Methods; Results; Thou Shall Not Meddle; Trust in the ED and the Governance Process; Role Clarity and Clear Boundaries; Clear Expectations; Discussion; Providing Autonomy and Empowerment; Role Clarity and Clear Expectations; Trust in the ED and the Governance Mechanisms.

Conclusion; References; Who Cares about Public Interests? A Case-Based Analysis of the Role of Boards in Dutch Semipublic Organizations; Abstract; Introduction; Governance Theories; Governance: Introduction; Behavioural Governance; Alternative Governance Theories; Stakeholder Relationship Analysis and Management: A Case-Based Approach; Introduction; Dialogue and Interest; Case Public Service Provider; Stakeholder Relationship Analysis at G; Stakeholder Investigation Approach: Result; Conclusion and Discussion; Note; Acknowledgements; References.

Part II Contingency and Behavioural Perspectives on Public Governance; Defining Hybridity and Hybrid Contingencies in Public Organizations: An Alternative Conceptual Model; Abstract; Introduction; Theory; Traditional Public Management; New Public Management; Post-NPM; Methods; Findings; Traditional Public Management; New Public Management; Post-NPM; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Public Value; Discussion; Fault Lines between the Management Views; Beliefs: Market versus Hierarchy and Network; Design: Specialization versus Delegation and Participation; Control: Processes versus Outputs and Outcomes; Hybrid Contingencies; Propositions; Empirical Testing, etc. ...

This volume accesses governance in public and non-profit organizations. Building on and challenging recent research in this area, this volume critically examines the contextual, behavioural and historical factors of governance.

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