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Governance failures also occur in the non-profit world

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  • Eric W. Hayden

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While most of the recent, widely publicised attention on governance failures has focused on the corporate sector, cosy boardroom ties have also undermined the viability and sustainability of many non-profit organisations. The healthcare sector of Massachusetts, dominated by non-profits, is a case in point. During the 1990s, the state's five non-profit health maintenance organisations (HMOs) each suffered major financial shortfalls. This paper presents as mini-case studies the experiences of those institutions, asking in each instance why governance structures did not do a better job of monitoring and supervising their respective managements. The findings are relevant for all non-profits, namely that governance suffers when boards are dominated by affiliated outsiders or when the allegiance of the board is not fully committed to the organisation's mission and ongoing financial viability.

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  • Eric W. Hayden, 2006. "Governance failures also occur in the non-profit world," International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 2(1/2), pages 116-128.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbget:v:2:y:2006:i:1/2:p:116-128
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    1. Andres Ramirez, 2011. "Nonprofit Cash Holdings," Public Finance Review, , vol. 39(5), pages 653-681, September.
    2. Keldon Bauer, 2009. "Conflicts Of Interest On The Board Of Directors Of Non‐Profit Hospitals: Theory And Evidence," Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 80(3), pages 469-497, September.

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