Response rates for mail surveys of nonprofit organizations: A review and empirical test

MA Hager, S Wilson, TH Pollak… - … and Voluntary Sector …, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
The failure of a substantial portion of mail survey recipients to respond to invitations to
participate in research projects raises issues of nonresponse error. Because this error is …

Navigating institutional plurality: Organizational governance in hybrid organizations

J Mair, J Mayer, E Lutz - Organization studies, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Hybrid organizations operate in a context of institutional plurality and enact elements of
multiple, often conflicting institutional logics. Governance is highly relevant in navigating …

Issues of governance in sport organisations: A question of board size, structure and roles

CM Yeh, T Taylor - World Leisure Journal, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Governance is a critical component of the effective management of a sport organisation. Due
to the changing nature of sport organisations, most notably the movement to adopt business …

Modeling the adoption and use of social media by nonprofit organizations

S Nah, GD Saxton - New media & society, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
This study examines what drives organizational adoption and use of social media through a
model built around four key factors–strategy, capacity, governance and environment. Using …

Exploring the association between board and organizational performance in nonprofit organizations

WA Brown - Nonprofit management and leadership, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Note: This study investigated six dimensions of effective board performance, as suggested
by Chait, Holland, and Taylor (1991), in relation to three theoretical explanations (agency …

Board composition, committees, and organizational efficiency: The case of nonprofits

JL Callen, A Klein, D Tinkelman - Nonprofit and voluntary …, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
This article investigates the relationship between nonprofit board composition and
organizational efficiency. Overall, we find a significant statistical association between the …

Board involvement in strategy: Advancing the governance of sport organizations

L Ferkins, D Shilbury… - Journal of sport …, 2009 - journals.humankinetics.com
This study investigated how boards of national sport organizations might enhance their
strategic capability. Utilizing an action research method and focusing on the case of New …

Nonprofit governance and accountability: Broadening the theoretical perspective

TM Coule - Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Drawing on comparative case studies, this article critiques the positioning of accountability
as a benign and straightforward governance function. From a critical management studies …

The effect of nonprofit governance on donations: Evidence from the revised form 990

E Harris, CM Petrovits… - The Accounting Review, 2015 - publications.aaahq.org
We examine whether donors reward nonprofit organizations that report better governance.
From a sample of 10,846 organizations from 2008 to 2010, we first identify seven nonprofit …

The role of the board in building strategic capability: Towards an integrated model of sport governance research

L Ferkins, D Shilbury, G McDonald - Sport Management Review, 2005 - Elsevier
Governance is a critical issue confronting sport organisations. Its importance in the
management of sport organisations has been heightened due to the transition of many …