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Board Governance, Seeking Best In Class: Perspectives From Chief Executive Officers Serving As Academic Trustees, Donna Blanchard Curin Ed.D.

Loyola University Chicago Administration Publications

This study addressed the convergence of academic and corporate board governance practices. The qualitative description case study was conducted through interviews with chief executive officers (CEOs) who also served as academic trustees. The purposive sample of chief executive officers represented six colleges and universities located in the Midwest and Eastern states in the USA, and they embodied diversity in terms of gender and race. The interview approach brought to the fore the perspectives of the participants themselves comparing the two board governance models. Board meetings are convened behind closed doors, and the interviews allowed the researcher to glean the best …