What makes boards effective? An examination of the relationships between board inputs, structures, processes and effectiveness in non-profit organisations

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 217-227

  Cornforth, Chris ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Board effectiveness; Board inputs; Board processes; Board structures; Non profit organisations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039490342     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8683.00249     Document Type: Conference Paper

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