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Building the Knowledge Base of Nonprofit Management:
A Searchable Database
Languages, Ideologies, and Cultures in Nonprofit Boards
Abstract
The role of language within nonprofit boards of directors was examined
through observation of board meetings; review of agency documents;
& interview of board members, chief executive officers, &
agency staff of 7 nonprofit organizations. Analysis revealed 3 forms
of discourse in board meetings & activities: (1) mission language,
emphasizing agency/board values, aspirations, & commitment; (2)
operations language, focusing on the workings & tasks of the
organization; & (3) manners language, focusing on the preferred
values & norms for relating & communicating with others in
public. Operations language tended to displace mission considerations
& the displacement was facilitated by the use of manners language.
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Journal
(1996)
vol6
no3
pages227-240
Categories
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Governance
