JOURNAL OF LEADERSHIP, ACCOUNTABILITY AND ETHICS
Achieving Broadened Accountability in Nonprofit Governance
Author(s): J. Bart Morrison
Citation: J. Bart Morrison, (2020) "Achieving Broadened Accountability in Nonprofit Governance," Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, Vol. 17, Iss. 6, pp 46-65
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
Knowledge of obstacles to achieving Broadened Accountability (BA) in the nonprofit sector and possible paths towards overcoming them has lagged. This paper attempts to stimulate research and contribute to such knowledge by exploring the role that a Community of Practice (CoP) can play in avoiding governance dilemmas and developing grounded concepts around how certain relational practices contribute to the formation of a CoP. The study’s ethnographic methods recorded and analyzed real-life interactions involving a board chair-CEO pair. The paper presents narrative description of these actions to convey its key contribution – a process model for overcoming obstacles to achieving BA.