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Culture and change in nonprofit boards
Author(s) -
Holland Thomas P.,
Leslie Donald,
Holzhalb Carol
Publication year - 1993
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.4130040203
Subject(s) - ambiguity , organizational culture , on board , public relations , business , culture change , sociology , psychology , management , political science , computer science , economics , history , social science , archaeology , programming language
Abstract The actions of boards, like all organizational behaviors, emerge from board culture, which is composed of members' customary practices, shared beliefs, and assumptions about reality. It is a board's culture that enables its participants to deal with ambiguity and complexity by providing familiar meanings and solutions to problems. Board development efforts that do not take these factors directly into account are likely to produce only superficial and short‐term changes. This article presents alternative approaches to board development, using two levels of learning drawn from examinations of board cultures.