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Managing Paradoxes in Governance : Tensions in the Emergence of a New Board
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- Höglund, Linda, 1972- (författare)
- Mälardalens högskola,Industriell ekonomi och organisation,IEO,Mälardalen university
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- Mårtensson, Maria (författare)
- Stockholms universitet,Redovisning,Stockholms universitet, Sweden,Akademin för Ekonomistyrning i staten (AES)
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- Holmgren Caicedo, Mikael (författare)
- Stockholms universitet,Redovisning,Akademin för Ekonomistyrning i staten (AES), Sweden,Stockholm university
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- Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2015
- 2015
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Contingency, Behavioural and Evolutionary Perspectives on Public and Nonprofit Governance. - Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 9781785604294 - 9781785604287 ; , s. 3-30
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Abstract
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- Taking a micro-perspective of governance that includes problem-solving and stakeholder involvement capabilities as part of the strategic steering role, we wish to contribute to the understanding of the human side of governance. Thus we have studied the relationships between the board and its management and stakeholders, and in so doing we recognize internal and external actors as well as the board itself, and how they all contribute to the implementation of the governance function.Methodology/approachBased on an interpretative approach that focuses on change over time, we performed a qualitative empirical study of the governance of Robotdalen, a small non-profit public organization in Sweden that is a joint public and private collaboration. This chapter forms part of a longitudinal study that has been carried out since 2009. It is based primarily on interviews with board members, management and other stakeholders, and complemented by document studies and observations.FindingsGovernance practice entails multiple and multilevel tasks, and the tensions between representativeness/professional boards, conformance/performance, and controlling/partnering up with management, are prevalent in both small non-profit and public organizations. According to our results the apparent choice between the extremes of each tension is, however, not a choice at all but rather a balancing act. In trying to balance tensions through collaboration between managers, board, financiers, and the hosting university, new governance structures and practices emerge at the organizational level.Originality/valueBy following the process of the emergence of a new board, we illustrate how various actors work together to co-produce governance functions in practice. In the past little or no effort has been made to take into account contextual factors such as organizational size – an aspect that may influence or shape board characteristics and work methodology. We therefore attempt to do so in our chapter, by studying the emergence of a new board in a small public organization, what possible paradoxes and tensions are involved in such work, and how such tensions are managed.
Ämnesord
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Statsvetenskap -- Studier av offentlig förvaltning (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Political Science -- Public Administration Studies (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Ekonomi och näringsliv -- Företagsekonomi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Economics and Business -- Business Administration (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- Non-profit and public governance
- board work
- paradoxes
- tensions
- cooperation
- industriell ekonomi och organisation
- Industrial Economics and Organisations
- företagsekonomi
- Business administration
Publikations- och innehållstyp
- ref (ämneskategori)
- kap (ämneskategori)
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