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The HoneyComb Paradigm for Research on Collective Human Behavior
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Putting all the pieces together. The complete board needs the right mix of competencies
1University of Maryland, College Park, USA.
Trustee : the Journal for Hospital Governing Boards
|January 12, 2002
Abstract:
Now that most system and hospital boards are smaller, few can afford to include members who don't contribute to the organization's strategic plan. So boards are applying new criteria for choosing members--criteria based on candidates' personal characteristics, skills, knowledge, and perspective.
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