Academy of Management Journal · 1980 · 302 citations · 19 references
Public AffairsOrganization StudiesOrganizational BehaviorBoard LeadershipExecutive PowerPublic Human Resource ManagementBoard DutiesBoard GovernanceBoard IndependenceBoard OversightBoard ResponsibilitiesBoard RolesAllocation Of Scarce SuppliesBoard CapacityBoard Effectiveness AssessmentBoard Governance EffectivenessBoard Power RelationsBoard Resource ProvisionEvaluation Of Board Effectiveness
This study examines the importance of an externally powerful board of directors to the effectiveness (ability to attract scarce resources) of 46 human service agencies operating within the same community. Traditional assumptions regarding the importance of a powerful board were supported when effectiveness was operationalized using static measures of funding but were not supported when dynamic measures were used.
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The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments
F. E. Emery, E. L. Trist · Human Relations · 1965 · 2.9K citations
Management, Organization Studies, Organizational Behavior +13
Organizations: Structure and Process.
Michael Betz, Richard Hall · Social Forces · 1973 · 953 citations
Management, Organization Studies, Organizational Behavior +10