week 4: Governance

Question 1

Governance

Answer 1

structures and processes used by an organization to develop its strategic goals and direction, monitor its performance against these goals

Question 2

organizatoinal governance

Answer 2

concerned with the exercise of power within organizations and provides the system by which the elements of organizations are controlled and directed

Question 3

governance structure elements

Answer 3

1. executive
2. staff
3. volunteers
4. council
5. membership
6. board

Question 4

whp are the executive people.

Answer 4

people who are being paid to make decisions
ie. a CEO

Question 5

who are the staff in governance structures

Answer 5

paid people who report back to the executive, they put the strategy in place

Question 6

who are the volunteers in governance structure

Answer 6

they do the same thing as the staff, however, they just are not paid

Question 7

who are the council in governance structures

Answer 7

groups that represent general membership

Question 8

what is membership in governance

Answer 8

members of an organization

Question 9

who are the board in governance structures

Answer 9

groups of individuals, typically not paid, involved in the strategic direction of the organization

Question 10

what are the 3 different governance models

Answer 10

1: traditional model
2: political model
3: executive-led model

Question 11

traditional model

Answer 11

• do strategy and doin the day to day operations
• based on human potential of the board
• work of the board is defined with by-laws and policies
• roles and responsibilities are clearly defined
• positive group culture based on annual work plan
• focus on external relationships

Question 12

political model

Answer 12

• they develop the strategy tell it to the executives and then that is where their role stops
• based on determining mission and strategic directoin
• establishing clear board and executive roles
• ensuring governance processes are clearly defined
• developing clear performance measure
  (you see this a lot more often in larger organizations that have the resources to pay them)

Question 13

executive-led model

Answer 13

• executives have a role to play in development
• performance of organizations are ultimately the responsibility of the executives rather than the board
• there will probably not be a board

Question 14

board composition

Answer 14

1. representative
2. hybrid
3. independent

Question 15

board composition: representative

Answer 15

members are elected
- members elect the board members (smaller organization)

Question 16

board composition: hybrid

Answer 16

• mix of elected members and appointed members
• when you just need a few specific roles covered

Question 17

board composition: independent

Answer 17

appointed (by an appointments committee) high functioning organizations, if you need specific people to do certain jobs

Question 18

board member identity

Answer 18

• the components of one’s self that are related to the social roles individuals play
  
  • volunteer identity
  • social identity

Question 19

intergenerational board diversity

Answer 19

lack of group diversity: organizational inertia, “groupthink”, limited innovation, and lower levels of organizational performance

Question 20

diverse groups make better decisions

Answer 20

they can, but it can take time

Question 21

surface-level diversity

Answer 21

easily observed (eg. gender, race, age, physical ability )

Question 22

deep-level diversity

Answer 22

• not easily observed (eg. values, beliefs)
• high- performance vs grassroots

Question 23

“good” governance principles

Answer 23

1. transparency
   2: accountability
   3:democracy
   4: responsibility
   5: equality
2. efficiency
3. effectiveness

Question 24

“good” governance: transparency

Answer 24

• ensuring the organization has clear procedures for resources allocation, reporting and decision-making
• need to be formally written down and publicly available
• have clear documented ways of talking to people

Question 25

“good” governance: accountability

Answer 25

• sports organizations need to be accountable to all their vested parties
• influence on or by the success of the organization

Question 26

“good” governance: democracy

Answer 26

all stakeholders groups should be able to be represented in the governance structure

Question 27

“good” governance: responsibility

Answer 27

the board has to be responsible for the organization and demonstrate ethical stewardship in carrying out that responsibility

Question 28

“good” governance: equity

Answer 28

all groups should be treated equitably
- equity: what is fair

Question 29

“good” governance: efficiency

Answer 29

• process improvements should be undertaken to ensure the organization is making the best use of its resources

Question 30

“good” governance: effectiveness

Answer 30

the board should establish and monitor measures of performance in a strategic manner