Are Museum Governing Boards Using Excellence and Equity?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeannette K. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Governing Boards

scholarly journals The role of governing boards in improving patient experience: Attitudes and activities of health service boards in Victoria, Australia

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Bismark ◽  
Susan Biggar ◽  
Catherine Crock ◽  
Jennifer M. Morris ◽  
David M. Studdert
Keyword(s):  
Health Service ◽  
Patient Experience ◽  
Governing Boards

scholarly journals Five Case Studies of Governance in Tertiary Education

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 42-58
Author(s):  
Daniel Wallace Lang
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Governing Boards ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
College And University ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Institutional Contexts ◽  
Definition Of

Most studies of governance in tertiary education take as their points of reference colleges and universities, with few examining governance in organizations that deliver various other forms of tertiary education. These organizations often have governing boards, but the boards are not necessarily downsized versions of their college and university counterparts. Although some studies classify governing boards into different types, few offer a clear definition of such boards or explain how they actually function in institutional contexts other than colleges and universities. This study examines governance in five small, public, not-for-profit tertiary institutions, each with a board, to determine what the boards look like, how they perform, what is expected of them, and how they are similar to or different from other types of boards in colleges and universities.  

scholarly journals Public Higher Education Governing Boards Composition and Regional Difference in U.S.

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
HYUNJU PARK ◽  
Qiong Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Regional Differences ◽  
Regional Difference ◽  
Governing Boards ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
State University ◽  
The Public ◽  
Board Type ◽  
Type Selection ◽  
Middle West

Using The Public Higher Education Boards Database designed by Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) in 2008, this paper reviewed prior studies of governing boards and investigated regional differences of boards' characteristics including board type, selection method, board composition, provision condition, term length, supervision, and meeting frequency. The results show tha: (1) highly centralized state university governance with more political control exist in West and Middle West; (2) governing boards in Northeast are more autonomous with high percentage of alumni and self-perpetuating members and less political affiliations; (3) more faculty participations appear in South and West, and most Middle West boards do not have removal process and longer length of term.

scholarly journals Management accounting practices, governing boards and competitive advantage of Ugandan secondary schools

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 958-974 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Korutaro Nkundabanyanga ◽  
Moses Muhwezi ◽  
Venancio Tauringana
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
School Size ◽  
Management Accounting ◽  
Research Effort ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Governing Boards ◽  
Board Size ◽  
Government School ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on the results of a study carried out to determine the use of Management Accounting Practices (MAPR) in Ugandan secondary schools. The study also sought to determine whether MAPR and governing boards (board size, gender diversity and frequency of board meetings) influence the perceived competitive advantage. Design/methodology/approach This study is cross-sectional and correlational. Data were collected through a questionnaire survey of 200 secondary schools. The data were analysed through ordinary least squares regression using Statistical Package for Social Scientists. Findings There are wide variations in MAP in terms of the extent to which the schools employ management accounting techniques. Also, MAP and governing boards have a predictive force on the schools’ competitive advantage. However, governing board’s size has no effect on competitive advantage. In terms of the control variables, the results suggest that while government school ownership has a positive effect on competitive advantage, the school’s size has no effect. There are intertwining relationships of frequency of board meetings, board size and school size. Research limitations/implications The present study was limited to the secondary schools in Uganda which limits generalisability. Still, the results offer important implications for secondary schools’ governing boards, owners and for similar African governments who are a major stakeholder in the secondary school education system. The exact mechanism by which intertwining relationships of frequency of board meetings, board size and school size impact competitive advantage is not been explored in this paper. Future researchers may direct research effort in this endeavour. Originality/value To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to investigate use of MAPR in secondary schools and to provide evidence of their efficacy.

Who’s in Charge? Leadership Pressures— From Within and Without

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Goldie Blumenstyk
Keyword(s):  
Private Colleges ◽  
Shared Governance ◽  
The Self ◽  
Governing Boards ◽  
Boards Of Trustees ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Fiduciary Responsibility

How are colleges run? Is their unusual practice of “shared governance” in danger? Public and private colleges are run by the governing boards that have fiduciary responsibility for them—be they the self-perpetuating boards of trustees that run private colleges, the politically appointed (and in some...

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