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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Board membership"”.
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Perceptions of Board Effectiveness in Selected Institutions of Higher Education in Zimbabwe
… of this study was to identify the level of board effectiveness in selected private and public universities in Zimbabwe as perceived by board members. Also, the study sought to determine the influence of such demographic variables as age, education level, and years of service on the seven …
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The Impact of Involvement in Mortar Board Senior Honor Society on Lifelong Views of Civic Engagement and Leadership
… examines the impact that involvement in Mortar Board National Senior Honor Society has on lifelong views of civic engagement and leadership. Mortar Board Senior Honor Society is a collegiate honor society established in 1918 that recognizes students for their outstanding contributions to their …
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Activism or apathy? Selected student attitudes towards the role of civic engagement at Rowan University
… between Student Government Executive Board membership, petition signing, and participating in protests. Data collected by means of one focus group were analyzed using content analysis. Data analysis suggests that the majority of students at Rowan are inactive, not apathetic. Focus …
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TOP MANAGEMENT TEAM HETEROGENEITIES AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: THE MODERATING ROLE OF BOARD COMPOSITION
… given little attention to the moderating role of board composition. This study examines the moderating effects of the proportion of outside board membership on the relationships between top management team heterogeneities and firm performance. The upper echelons theory would contend that outside …
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The history of the Health-Welfare-Recreation Planning Council of the United Communities in Tidewater, Virginia: a case study in voluntary planning
… takes up the question of changing patterns of Board membership and community working methods at different stages in time, observing where possible any factors which appear to have contributed to the success or failure of planning activities undertaken by the agency. Consideration is given to …
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A Qualitative Study to Examine The Effectiveness of a Citizen Advisory Committee
… Advisory Committee and by members of a school board in relationship to the committee's ability to complete tasks as requested by the school board. Data were gathered from members of the Citizen Advisory Committee and the school board through the use of a questionnaire and individual interviews. …
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A national study of what school board members believe to be most essential to their effectiveness
… of this study was to determine what school board members believe to be most essential to their effectiveness; board members' perceptions of their knowledge in the essential areas of board responsibility; and how they gain information and training to become more effective in these essential …
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The board of directors in listed companies under the corporate governance system in Saudi law as compared to English law and global standards
… significantly influences the role of the board of directors in listed companies and increases its role in safeguarding the interests of different shareholders and stakeholders. This thesis reviews the new legislation relating to corporate governance in Saudi Arabia in relation to the board …
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An Evaluation of how Federal Advisory Boards Operationalize Congressional Intent of Transparency, Financial Efficiency, and Balanced Membership
… is to understand how federal advisory boards are operationalizing Congressional intent of transparency, financial efficiency and balanced board membership. When Congress passed the Federal Advisory Commission Act (FACA) in 1972, these three values were intended to help add legitimacy to …
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Resource Deployment Strategies Following Initial Public Offering: Connecting Resource -Based, Upper Echelons, and Agency Perspectives
… finds that venture capitalist ownership and board membership lead to an increase in the intensity of R&D investments. Fifth, the positive moderating effect of institutional owners' board tenure on returns from marketing deployments suggests that as institutional owners become more …
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The determinants and consequences of auditor choice in Indonesia
… the potential impact of foreign investors and board members might have on auditor choice depends on whether they originate from a developed versus from another emerging country. The study highlights that in an emerging country like Indonesia especially ownership and board membership from …
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An Inquiry of Governance Training, Perceptions of Board Members' Qualifications, and Board Assessments of Day Academies in the Southern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
… of the study was to investigate the school boards of non-boarding secondary schools in the Southern Union regarding their governance training programs, the perceptions of the board members regarding their qualifications, and the assessments of the school boards for their effectiveness.</p> …
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An assessment of the representativeness of elected and appointed school board members in selected school districts in Virginia and Kentucky
… undertaken to determine whether elected school boards are more representative of the populace than are appointed school boards. Since there have been debates for many years on whether elected school boards are more representative than appointed school boards, this study sought to reinforce the …