Governing Boards: Their Nature and Nurture - Softcover

Houle, Cyril O.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0787909165 ISBN 13: 9780787909161

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 1997

Synopsis

A Publication of the National Center for Nonprofit Boards

Should be required reading for every new board member.
--NonProfit Times

Shows how to handle the challenges facing board members, including board organization, procedures, accountability, and more!

About this title

From the Back Cover

"Should be required reading for every new board member."A project of the National Center for Nonprofit Boards, this classic book provides a basic, yet sophisticated manual for nonprofit boards. This comprehensive and authoritative book covers organization, procedures, leadership, accountability, legal issues, and more. Drawing on a lifetime of experience, Cyril O. Houle demonstrates how to successfully handle the full range of challenges and problems facing board members."The single most significant source of useful information and wisdom on boards. . ."Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Business Administration, University of Southern California, and author of Why Leaders Can't Lead"This book is an important addition to the still scant literature regarding governing boards and should be required reading for every new board member."NonProfit Times

About the Author

CYRIL O. HOULE is a senior consultant for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and professor emeritus at the University of Chicago. He has served on more than thirty boards and has written many books, including the classic The Effective Board.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0787909165
• ISBN 13: 9780787909161
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256