Concern about the quality and safety of health care persists, 10 years after the 1999 Institute
of Medicine report To Err is Human. Despite growing awareness of quality and safety risks …

This study reviews and synthesizes empirical research literature focusing on the relationship
between boards of directors and organizational effectiveness of US hospitals. The study …

This study investigates how board size and occupational background of directors
differentially influence social performance in for-profit and non-profit organizations. Using …

As a result of multiple developments in health care and health care policy, hospital
administrators, policy makers and researchers are increasingly challenged to reflect on the …

There is a growing consensus that boards of directors “matter,” but the specific effects of
board influences on organizational innovation remain unclear. Although boards of directors …

The healthcare sector has experienced significant challenges stemming from market
demands, competition, and regulation, which pressures hospitals to change their operations …

As performance accountabilities, external oversight, and market competition among not‐for‐
profit (NFP) hospitals have grown, governing boards have been given a more central …

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between boards of directors and
innovation in nonprofit organizations. The results showed that not only board attribute …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between size and innovation in
a sample of nonprofit organizations. The author employed a number of size estimates …

This article describes the development and evolution of governing boards and summarizes
critical findings from a research study on hospital governing boards. The purpose of the …