establishment of boards of trustees for all universities was legalized in 1988. it is crucial to assess the performance of the boards and to adjust them to the mandates raised by new visions of the country.subjects were members of boards of trustees and officers in charge of board's affairs at medical universities. furthermore, a sample of 860 resolutions adopted by the boards was selected to a...

U.S. institutions of higher education trace their origins primarily to British models, with an overlay of German influence especially in the organization of graduate education and research. Through the mid-nineteenth century most U.S. institutions were privately established, but thereafter (at least until very recently) the public sector has received much support. The long history of private es...

BACKGROUND Establishment of boards of trustees for all universities was legalized in 1988. It is crucial to assess the performance of the boards and to adjust them to the mandates raised by new visions of the country. METHODS Subjects were members of boards of trustees and officers in charge of board's affairs at medical universities. Furthermore, a sample of 860 resolutions adopted by the bo...

Introduction Universities and colleges in the United States are overseen by boards of trustees, regents, overseers, or similarly titled entities. With respect to their place in the hierarchical structure, such boards are similar to boards of directors in corporations. Indeed, for nonstate institutions of higher education, their legal status is effectively the same. Although similar in structure...

Policy makers in the United States (US) and the European Union (EU) see “autonomous” research universities as increasingly central to “world class” status, technology development and economic innovation. Trustees or regents (US) and external board members (EU) are seen as a marker of university autonomy. Examining university trustees may shed some light on the role of trustees/external board me...

INTRODUCTION Changing health care systems and market competition requires hospital boards to shift their focus towards a systematic governance of the quality of care. The objective of our study was to describe hospital governance and the quality orientation in the Netherlands. Also we wished to investigate the relationship with hospital performance. MATERIALS AND METHODS The chairs of both th...

Baby boomers dominate hospital boards today. Here's how CEOs and board leaders are attracting younger trustees, who can offer fresh perspectives and maintain continuity when older members leave.