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In Search of an Optimal Model for Board–Executive Relationships in Voluntary Human Service Organizations

Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong ssmstsui{at}polyu.edu.hk

Fernando C.H. Cheung

Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Zvi D. Gellis

School of Social Welfare, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, State University of New York at Albany, 135 Western Avenue, Albany, NY 12222, USA

The roles, functions and power base of the board and the executive of voluntary human service organizations are analyzed. Three existing models and their inadequacies are reviewed. An optimal model of such relationships with two-dimensional coordinates and an indifference curve is constructed. Action guidelines for achieving power-sharing and board development are suggested, which may improve effectiveness.

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