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  • 1.  Board of Directors' self-report effectiveness survey items

    Posted 03-06-2008 16:07

    Hello,

    I wonder if members of the list might be able to help me, please? I am looking for a self-report scale to administer to members of a Board of Directors. The Boards are for not-for-profit organisations but are complex and often substantial business enterprises.

     

    While there is fair amount in the literature on governance metrics rating services and looking at how the stock market might evaluate Board performance (ref: Sonnefeld, 2004, for example), I am having trouble finding self-report evaluations. There is a large amount of self-evaluation occurring through consultancies, but I am looking for published items or scales that I might be able to use in my study.

     

    I'm seeking items measuring board members' opinions and attitudes towards their own "board effectiveness". Or similar...

     

    With many thanks in anticipation of your assistance,

    Denise Jepsen

     

     

    *******************************************************************

    Dr Denise Jepsen

    B. Psych (Hons), M. Org Psych, PhD

    Organisational Psychologist, Lecturer in Organisational Psychology

    School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Australia

    (Room 903, Mathews Building, Kensington Campus)

    Phone: 9385 1517      Mobile: 0419 977 317         Email: d.jepsen@unsw.edu.au

     



  • 2.  Board of Directors' self-report effectiveness survey items

    Posted 03-07-2008 11:17
    Dear Denise,

    Are you interested in measuring the effectiveness of the board members
    at the individual level of analysis or at the group level of analysis?

    If you are interested in measuring board member effectiveness at the
    group level, you may find the following book helpful.
    Schoorman, F.D., & Schneider, B. (1988).Facilitating work
    effectiveness. Massachusetts/Toronto: Lexington Books.

    While it does not contain a scale specifically for board member
    effectiveness, the researchers use Katz and Kahn's (1978) subsystem
    framework to gain a deeper understanding of the components of work
    effectiveness for different contexts.

    Best wishes with your research,
    Michelle

    Michelle M. Fleig-Palmer
    Doctoral Student
    University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    (402) 472-3915
    mfp@bigred.unl.edu


    Quoting Denise Jepsen <djepsen@PSY.UNSW.EDU.AU>:

    > Hello,
    > I wonder if members of the list might be able to help me, please? I
    > am looking for a self-report scale to administer to members of a
    > Board of Directors. The Boards are for not-for-profit organisations
    > but are complex and often substantial business enterprises.
    >
    > While there is fair amount in the literature on governance metrics
    > rating services and looking at how the stock market might evaluate
    > Board performance (ref: Sonnefeld, 2004, for example), I am having
    > trouble finding self-report evaluations. There is a large amount of
    > self-evaluation occurring through consultancies, but I am looking
    > for published items or scales that I might be able to use in my study.
    >
    > I'm seeking items measuring board members' opinions and attitudes
    > towards their own "board effectiveness". Or similar...
    >
    > With many thanks in anticipation of your assistance,
    > Denise Jepsen
    >
    >
    > *******************************************************************
    > Dr Denise Jepsen
    > B. Psych (Hons), M. Org Psych, PhD
    > Organisational Psychologist, Lecturer in Organisational Psychology
    > School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Australia
    > (Room 903, Mathews Building, Kensington Campus)
    > Phone: 9385 1517 Mobile: 0419 977 317 Email:
    > d.jepsen@unsw.edu.au
    >
    >

    Best Regards,
    Michelle M. Fleig-Palmer
    Doctoral Student
    University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    (402) 472-3915
    mfp@bigred.unl.edu


  • 3.  Board of Directors' self-report effectiveness survey items

    Posted 03-07-2008 12:02

    I would be very interested in this also.

     

    Thanks

     

    Steve

     

     

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu] On Behalf Of Denise Jepsen
    Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 3:07 PM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu
    Subject: Board of Directors' self-report effectiveness survey items

     

    Hello,

    I wonder if members of the list might be able to help me, please? I am looking for a self-report scale to administer to members of a Board of Directors. The Boards are for not-for-profit organisations but are complex and often substantial business enterprises.

     

    While there is fair amount in the literature on governance metrics rating services and looking at how the stock market might evaluate Board performance (ref: Sonnefeld, 2004, for example), I am having trouble finding self-report evaluations. There is a large amount of self-evaluation occurring through consultancies, but I am looking for published items or scales that I might be able to use in my study.

     

    I'm seeking items measuring board members' opinions and attitudes towards their own "board effectiveness". Or similar...

     

    With many thanks in anticipation of your assistance,

    Denise Jepsen

     

     

    *******************************************************************

    Dr Denise Jepsen

    B. Psych (Hons), M. Org Psych, PhD

    Organisational Psychologist, Lecturer in Organisational Psychology

    <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Psychology</st1:placename>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">University of New South Wales</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region></st1:place>

    (Room 903, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Mathews</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Building</st1:placename></st1:place>, Kensington Campus)

    Phone: 9385 1517      <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Mobile</st1:place></st1:city>: 0419 977 317         Email: d.jepsen@unsw.edu.au

     



  • 4.  Board of Directors' self-report effectiveness survey items

    Posted 03-07-2008 13:24
    Hi Denise,
    You might look at the information available through BoardSource.


    Their website includes information, publications, tools, etc. 

    Best regards,
    Stacy

    Stacy McCracken
    Chief Operating Officer
    Vaughn Gross Center 

    On Mar 6, 2008, at 3:07 PM, Denise Jepsen wrote:

    Hello,

    I wonder if members of the list might be able to help me, please? I am looking for a self-report scale to administer to members of a Board of Directors. The Boards are for not-for-profit organisations but are complex and often substantial business enterprises.

    While there is fair amount in the literature on governance metrics rating services and looking at how the stock market might evaluate Board performance (ref: Sonnefeld, 2004, for example), I am having trouble finding self-report evaluations. There is a large amount of self-evaluation occurring through consultancies, but I am looking for published items or scales that I might be able to use in my study.

    I'm seeking items measuring board members' opinions and attitudes towards their own "board effectiveness". Or similar...

    With many thanks in anticipation of your assistance,

    Denise Jepsen

     

    *******************************************************************

    Dr Denise Jepsen

    B. Psych (Hons), M. Org Psych, PhD

    Organisational Psychologist, Lecturer in Organisational Psychology

    School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Australia

    (Room 903, Mathews Building, Kensington Campus)

    Phone: 9385 1517      Mobile: 0419 977 317         Email: d.jepsen@unsw.edu.au

     





  • 5.  Board of Directors' self-report effectiveness survey items

    Posted 03-08-2008 00:33
    Hi Denise, you may want to look at the article.
    Title: Commitment and Performance of Nonprofit Board Members
    Source: Nonprofit management & leadership [1048-6682] Preston yr.2004
    vol.15 iss.2 pg.221 -238
    Also, the co-author William Brown has a 2007 article also in NPML on
    Board Performance and Competent Board Members and has several scales
    that may be relevant.

    Frances


    On Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:07:16 +1100
    Denise Jepsen <djepsen@PSY.UNSW.EDU.AU> wrote:
    > Hello,
    > I wonder if members of the list might be able to help me, please? I
    > am looking for a self-report scale to administer to members of a
    > Board of Directors. The Boards are for not-for-profit organisations
    > but are complex and often substantial business enterprises.
    >
    > While there is fair amount in the literature on governance metrics
    > rating services and looking at how the stock market might evaluate
    > Board performance (ref: Sonnefeld, 2004, for example), I am having
    > trouble finding self-report evaluations. There is a large amount of
    > self-evaluation occurring through consultancies, but I am looking for
    > published items or scales that I might be able to use in my study.
    >
    > I'm seeking items measuring board members' opinions and attitudes
    > towards their own "board effectiveness". Or similar...
    >
    > With many thanks in anticipation of your assistance,
    > Denise Jepsen
    >
    >
    > *******************************************************************
    > Dr Denise Jepsen
    > B. Psych (Hons), M. Org Psych, PhD
    > Organisational Psychologist, Lecturer in Organisational Psychology
    > School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Australia
    > (Room 903, Mathews Building, Kensington Campus)
    > Phone: 9385 1517 Mobile: 0419 977 317 Email:
    > d.jepsen@unsw.edu.au
    >

    Frances Tuer
    PhD candidate, HRM
    Michael DeGroote School of Business
    McMaster University
    Hamilton, ON
    905-525-9140 ex 26171


  • 6.  Board of Directors' self-report effectiveness survey items

    Posted 03-09-2008 19:00
    Hi Denise,

    Are you interested in measuring the effectiveness of board members at the
    group level? If so, have you considered investigating a board's
    intellectual capital (human, social, cultural, structural)?

    Although my dissertation research on board performance did not use self-
    report items or scales, it was based off several measures and models of
    intellectual capital. Bontis (1998) conducted a pilot study, and Nicholson
    & Kiel (2004) constructed a model that identifies areas that the board of
    directors must concentrate on to develop their intellectual capital and
    improve performance. The focus of the research is on corporate boards,
    however, many of the concepts can be applied to non-profit boards.

    Perhaps the ideas and concepts might be helpful to you in developing self-
    report items and/or scales.

    Best wishes with your research!

    Patti

    Patricia M. Wolf, Ph.D.
    Consultant

    References:

    Bontis, N. (1998). Intellectual capital: An exploratory study that
    develops measures and models. Management Decision, 36(2), 63-76.

    Nicholson, G. J., & Kiel, G. C. (2004a). Breakthrough board performance:
    How to harness your board's intellectual capital [1]. Corporate
    Governance, 4(1), 5-23.

    Nicholson, G. J., & Kiel, G. C. (2004b, October). A framework for
    diagnosing board effectiveness. Corporate Governance, 12(4), 442-460.

    Wolf, P.M. (2007). Board performance in a post Sarbanes-Oxley
    environment: An examination of the relationships among board processes,
    board intellectual capital and board changes. ProQuest Dissertations and
    Theses Database. (UMI No. 3288788).


  • 7.  Board of Directors' self-report effectiveness survey items

    Posted 04-05-2008 22:01

    Thank you so much for your help. Attached is my summary of responses also to be broadcast to AOM list. Cheers, Denise Jepsen

     

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu] On Behalf Of Stacy McCracken
    Sent: Saturday, 8 March 2008 5:24 AM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu
    Subject: Re: Board of Directors' self-report effectiveness survey items

     

    Hi Denise,

    You might look at the information available through BoardSource.

     

     

    Their website includes information, publications, tools, etc. 

     

    Best regards,

    Stacy

     

    Stacy McCracken

    Chief Operating Officer

    Vaughn Gross Center 

     

     

     

     



     

    On Mar 6, 2008, at 3:07 PM, Denise Jepsen wrote:



    Hello,

    I wonder if members of the list might be able to help me, please? I am looking for a self-report scale to administer to members of a Board of Directors. The Boards are for not-for-profit organisations but are complex and often substantial business enterprises.

     

    While there is fair amount in the literature on governance metrics rating services and looking at how the stock market might evaluate Board performance (ref: Sonnefeld, 2004, for example), I am having trouble finding self-report evaluations. There is a large amount of self-evaluation occurring through consultancies, but I am looking for published items or scales that I might be able to use in my study.

     

    I'm seeking items measuring board members' opinions and attitudes towards their own "board effectiveness". Or similar...

     

    With many thanks in anticipation of your assistance,

    Denise Jepsen

     

     

    *******************************************************************

    Dr Denise Jepsen

    B. Psych (Hons), M. Org Psych, PhD

    Organisational Psychologist, Lecturer in Organisational Psychology

    School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Australia

    (Room 903, Mathews Building, Kensington Campus)

    Phone: 9385 1517      Mobile: 0419 977 317         Email: d.jepsen@unsw.edu.au