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Does the Structure and Composition of the Board Matter? The Case of Nonprofit Organizations

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  • Sharon M. Oster

    (School of Management)

  • Katherine M. O'Regan

    (Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service)

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.

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  • Sharon M. Oster & Katherine M. O'Regan, 2002. "Does the Structure and Composition of the Board Matter? The Case of Nonprofit Organizations," Yale School of Management Working Papers ysm308, Yale School of Management.
    • Handle: RePEc:ysm:somwrk:ysm308
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    1. Odile Paulus & Christophe Lejeune, 2013. "What do board members in art organizations do? A grounded theory approach," Journal of Management & Governance, Springer;Accademia Italiana di Economia Aziendale (AIDEA), vol. 17(4), pages 963-988, November.
    2. Fabio Monteduro & Alessandro Hinna & Giacomo Boesso, 2010. "Governance and value creation in grant-giving foundations," "Marco Fanno" Working Papers 0117, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche "Marco Fanno".
    3. Aminata Sillah & Julius A. Nukpezah & Florence Kamau, 2020. "Web-Based Accountability among United Way of Texas Chapters," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 20(4), pages 771-787, December.
    4. Chisari, Omar O. & Ferro, Gustavo, 2009. "Gobierno Corporativo: los problemas, estado actual de la discusión y un ejercicio de medición para Argentina [Corporate Governance: the problems, the current stage of the discussion and a measureme," MPRA Paper 15630, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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    Keywords

    Boards; Governance; Nonprofit Organizations;
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    JEL classification:

    • G3 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance
    • L3 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise
    • L2 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior

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