The analysis of inherent role conflicts in the governance of Michigan charter school boards contracting with full-service, for-profit private management companies provided quantitative and qualitative perspectives of experienced board members. These perspectives included their view of board governance and how responsibilities are divided and shared with for-profit private management companies. The triangulated analysis included three major sources of data: quantitative research, qualitative research, and a qualitative contractual analysis that provided the essence of the contracts between charter school boards of directors and their contracted for-profit private management companies. The theoretical framework that grounded this analysis was inclusive of three theories: agency theory, stewardship theory, and contract failure theory. These theories were collectively grounded in economic, psychological, and sociological foundations. The theories synergistically illustrated a framework of potentially inherent conflicts in the relationship between the agent and client. The charter school boards (client) relationships with the full-service for-profit private management companies (agent) encompassed the complexities of non-profit entities working side-by-side with private for-profit entities. This relationship creates anomalies that contribute to confusion, tensions, and factors that result in governance conflicts, which affect the operations of charter schools. The anomalies were a phenomenon of parallel governance, which is covertly impacting the governance of charter schools.
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The theories synergistically illustrated a framework of potentially inherent conflicts in the relationship between the agent and client. The charter school boards (client) relationships with the full-service for-profit private management companies (agent) encompassed the complexities of non-profit entities working side-by-side with private for-profit entities. This relationship creates anomalies that contribute to confusion, tensions, and factors that result in governance conflicts, which affect the operations of charter schools. 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