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Self‐assessment by nonprofit boards
Author(s) -
Holland Thomas P.
Publication year - 1991
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.4130020106
Subject(s) - trustworthiness , reliability (semiconductor) , field (mathematics) , psychology , validity , business , computer science , public relations , political science , social psychology , psychometrics , mathematics , clinical psychology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , pure mathematics
Can nonprofit boards conduct accurate and trustworthy evaluations of their own performance? Factors that limit trustee self‐assessments include problems with available instruments as well as with trustees' critical abilities. Drawing upon previous research that identified six dimensions of board competencies, the author developed and field‐tested a new instrument for use in board self‐assessments. Information on the reliability and validity of this approach is presented, and implications are drawn for board efforts to monitor and appraise their performance.