Does the Structure and Composition of the Board Matter? The Case of Nonprofit Organizations
30 Pages Posted: 1 Oct 2002
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Does the Structure and Composition of the Board Matter? The Case of Nonprofit Organizations
Does the Structure and Composition of the Board Matter? The Case of Nonprofit Organizations
Date Written: September 2002
Abstract
This paper presents empirical results of the effects of board structure and composition on individual board level performance using data from New York City nonprofits. The results support a model of executive behavior in which the nonprofit executive uses his or her power to push boards towards fundraising in place of monitoring activity. Using a fixed effect framework, we also find no systematic relationship between board personal demographics and performance.
Keywords: Boards, Governance, Nonprofit Organizations
JEL Classification: L2, L3, G3
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