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Executive functional experience and its relationship to the financial performance of nonprofit organizations
Author(s) -
Ritchie William J.,
Eastwood Karen
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
nonprofit management and leadership
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.844
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1542-7854
pISSN - 1048-6682
DOI - 10.1002/nml.131
Subject(s) - accounting , business , nonprofit organization , marketing , public relations , management , economics , political science
This study examines the relationship between a chief executive's functional business experience and multiple financial measures of Nonprofit organization performance within higher education foundations. Executive experience in specific business disciplines was found to be associated with two financial performance outcomes examined in this study. Specifically, prior functional experience of CEOs in the areas of accounting, production, and marketing were significant and positive predictors of financial performance.