Civil Society Organization governance: More than just a matter for the board

Stéphanie Chatelain-Ponroy (), Philippe Eynaud () and Samuel Sponem ()
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Stéphanie Chatelain-Ponroy: LIRSA-CRC - LIRSA. Centre de recherche en comptabilité - LIRSA - Laboratoire interdisciplinaire de recherche en sciences de l'action - CNAM - Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers [CNAM]
Philippe Eynaud: GREGOR - Groupe de Recherche en Gestion des Organisations - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - IAE Paris - Sorbonne Business School
Samuel Sponem: HEC Montréal - HEC Montréal

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Abstract: This paper explores the respective roles of the board and the General Assembly in the governance process of civil society organisations. Based on a quantitative survey of 715 French CSOs, the authors propose a typology of CSO governance styles that reflects a broad view of governance. The results show that next to the conventional board-based governance style, other styles exist: control-based governance, participative governance, General Assembly-based governance. The research confirms the importance of the General Assembly in CSO governance and suggests that the different governance bodies can specialise in different roles.

Keywords: Governance Practices; Civil Society Organizations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-05
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Published in Philippe Eynaud; Jean-Louis Laville; Dennis R. Young. Civil Society, the Third Sector and Social Enterprise: Governance and Democracy, Routledge, pp.58-74, 2015, Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy

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