Exploring the role of boards using total activities analysis
- 1 March 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Nonprofit Management and Leadership
- Vol. 3 (3) , 269-281
- https://doi.org/10.1002/nml.4130030305
Abstract
This article describes a response—called Total Activities Analysis (TAA)—to the problem of defining the role of boards. TAA places the board's role within the context of all the activities carried out by a voluntary or nonprofit agency. The distinctive features of the TAA approach to defining the board role are the following: (1) it is analytical and exploratory rather than prescriptive, and (2) it considers the role of boards in relation to other roles within agencies. Both paid staff and board members have found TAA to be a useful practical tool.Keywords
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