Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Law
School
School of Management
RAS ID
14146
Abstract
As a practitioner working closely with independent school boards the researcher observed that many boards of small to medium sized independent schools were operationally focussed to the detriment of strategic thinking. Much of the literature on board governance effectiveness stresses the importance of strategic thinking, yet some empirical studies suggest not all non-profit boards are strong in this area. Research however is limited, especially in the independent school sector. This paper therefore presents an empirical study of the extent of strategic thinking in seven independent school boards. The study reveals an alarming picture as to the extent their strategic thinking. This paper begins by initially setting the scene, highlighting the importance of strategic thinking in the relevant literature before presenting the study and its findings. The reality revealed in these case studies serves as a wake-up call to all non-profit boards. Unless a non-profit board thinks strategically, it will never maximise its governance effectiveness.
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Comments
This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of: Bambach, M. D. (2012). Where has the strategic thinking gone in the non-profit board room?. Proceedings of Australian and New Zealand Academey of Managent. (pp. 12). Perth. Available here