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Business Experts on Public Sector Boards: What Do They Contribute?

Kirkpatrick, Ian; Vallascas, Francesco; Veronesi, Gianluca

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Authors

Ian Kirkpatrick

Gianluca Veronesi



Abstract

Although public management reforms around the world have given business experts an enhanced role in the governance of public sector organizations, the impact of this change is poorly understood. Drawing from the literature on board human capital as a theoretical framework and focusing on the case of hospital boards in the English National Health Service, this concern is addressed by investigating whether increasing the presence of individuals with business expertise has any significant relationship with organizational performance. The findings show that while business expertise appears to have no influence on service quality, it does have a positive effect on financial performance. However, this only applies to governing boards that are less experienced in terms of their collective tenure. The findings lend partial support to board capital theory but also show that in certain conditions generic business expertise can be a valuable asset for public sector organizations.

Citation

Kirkpatrick, I., Vallascas, F., & Veronesi, G. (2017). Business Experts on Public Sector Boards: What Do They Contribute?. Public Administration Review, 77(5), 754-765. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.12754

Journal Article Type Article
Online Publication Date Mar 5, 2017
Publication Date 2017-09
Deposit Date Sep 23, 2020
Publicly Available Date Sep 24, 2020
Journal Public Administration Review
Print ISSN 0033-3352
Electronic ISSN 1540-6210
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 77
Issue 5
Pages 754-765
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.12754
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1255647

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This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Kirkpatrick, I., Vallascas, F. & Veronesi, G. (2017). Business Experts on Public Sector Boards: What Do They Contribute? Public Administration Review, 77(5), 754-765., which has been published in final form at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/puar.12754. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.




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