Board Leadership, No. 53, 2001

"The conceptual clarity of Dr. Carver's approach provided us an excellent basis for development of new governance arrangements in Defence. He worked productively with our senior leaders to adapt his thinking on boards to a public sector management with our context, in particular helping us in our efforts to sharpen our focus on results and the associated accountability framework."Thanks, Anitra-Allan Hawke, Secretary, Australian Department of Defense, Canberra"The importance of John Carver's writings in relation to governance is that they fill a crucial gap in our approach to determining the true purpose and method of working of boards of all kinds. . . This collection of his writings, not all of which have been easily accessible before, brings home the intellectual rigour of his thinking and the coherence of his approach to governance, which is summarised in the Policy Governance model. It is a volume which will be warmly welcomed by everyone with a stake in the improved governance of our institutions and it will provide a rich mine of ideas for practitioners and researchers alike to quarry."-ir Adrian Cadbury, Knowle, West Midlands, England. Chairman of the Committee on Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance in the UK (The "Cadbury Report"), author of The Company Chairman, director of the Bank of England, chairman of Cadbury-Schweppes, Chancellor of Aston University, and Honorary Fellow, King's College, Cambridge."As Mexico enters a new era, modern governance principles should be thorough analyzed and implemented in different areas of the Government and Private Sector. Dr. Carver's anthology is a convenient resource and important reference work which offers a visionary, yet practical approach, to governance design that is truly transforming, powerful and attainable".-Adalberto Palma Gomez, Board of Directors, Institute for the Protection of Bank Savings, Mexico City"Bringing together material that has hitherto been scattered throughout a myriad of different publications has done us a great service. This book is a treasure chest of inspiration and practical guidance for everyone involved with the job of governing"-Caroline Oliver, Chair The International Policy Governance Association"As the State Bar of California began the new millennium, its Board of Governors was excited about setting policy that would help our judicial system and the 180,000 lawyers in California. Dr. Carver's governance model has been the key in empowering our Board to focus on policy while increasing our effectiveness and efficiency by leaving to staff matters that which staff handles best."-Andrew J. Guilford, 1999-2000 President State Bar of California"Dr. Carver is one of the leading scholars, if not the leading scholar, in the world in the field of governance of not-for-profit organizations. There is, literally, no teaching or research in the field that is not based upon the pioneering work that he has done. Moreover, not only has Carver been content to develop new concepts, he has actively tested their validity in his work as a consultant to innumerable organizations, both public and private, throughout the world . . . As a result Carver is the best known and most highly regarded scholar and practitioner in the field. Indeed, he is the father of contemporary governance practices in the extremely large not-for-profit sector.-Professor Jeffrey L. Brudney, Institute for Nonprofit Organizations Political Science Department, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences"Dr. Carver is internationally recognized as the leader in improving the governance of nonprofit organizations. His Policy Governance model has been adopted by numerous organizations on five continents. Widely considered the leading pioneer in reconceptualization of the board-executive partnership, Dr. Carver offers a visionary yet practical approach to governance design that is truly transforming, powerful, and attainable."-TheCarver, John is the author of 'Board Leadership, No. 53, 2001' with ISBN 9780787957476 and ISBN 078795747X.