Robert D. Herman

TL;DR: In this article, the authors draw on the general literature on organizational effectiveness, the specialized literature on nonprofit organizational effectiveness and recent research in the field, and present nine theses or conclusions about the effectiveness of public benefit charitable, nonprofit organizations (NPOs).

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated stakeholder judgments of nonprofit charitable organization effectiveness and found that stakeholders frequently vary substantially in their judgments of the effectiveness of the same organization, and that the majority of the judgments are related to objective indicators.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on a subset of especially effective and less effective NPOs from a larger sample and find that the especially effective have more effective boards (as judged by various stakeholder groups), have boards with higher social prestige, use more practitioner-identified correct management procedures, and use more change management strategies.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a survey of the current state of the art in non-profit organizations in the United States, focusing on the following issues: 1. Board Leadership and Development (Nancy R. Axelrod). 2. Executive Leadership (Robert D. Herman, Dick Heimovics). 3. Strategy Change Cycle: An Effective Strategic Planning Approach for Nonprofit Organizations (John M. Bryson). 4. The Internationalization of the Nonprofit Sector (Helmut K. Anheier, Nuno Themudo). 5.