Performance management in nonprofit organizations : global perspectives / edited by Zahirul Hoque and Lee Parker.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Preface; PART I Introduction and Context; 1 Accountability, Governance and Performance Management in Nonprofit Organizations: An Overview; 2 Politics, Development and NGO Accountability; 3 Terrorists and Tax-Cheats: Transforming Accountability in U.S. Nonprofits; 4 Social Reporting for Italian Social Enterprises: Did the Italian Legislature Miss an Opportunity?; PART II Issues in Financial Reporting and Regulation; 5 An Unrelated Income Tax for Australia? 6 Financial Reserves: A Necessary Condition for Not-for-Profit Sustainability?7 Regulations and Financial Reporting Practices of Microfinance Institutions in Bangladesh; 8 UK Charity Accounting: Developments, Issues and Recent Research; PART III Issues in Accountability Processes and Governance; 9 Nonprofit Service Delivery for Government: Accountability Relationships and Mechanisms; 10 What Costs Accountability? Financial Accountability, Mission and Fundraising in Nonprofits; 11 Patterns of Boardroom Discussions Around the Accountability Process in a Nonprofit Organisation. 12 Boardroom Governance: Interrogating, Strategising, Control and Accountability Processes13 Australian Charity Reporting Reforms: Serving Private or Public Interests?; PART IV Issues in Performance Management and Risk; 14 Conceptualising Performance in the Not-for-Profit Sector: A Tale of Two Theories; 15 Board Monitoring and the Balanced Scorecard in Nonprofits: Challenges in Realising Potential; 16 Government Grants-an Abrogation or Management of Risks?; 17 Performing Civil Society; Review Process; Editors; Contributors; Index.

"This research-based book examines the design, implementation, and working of accounting, accountability, governance, and performance management measures of nonprofit organizations. It presents critical commentaries, contemporary and retrospective views, and useful insights from leading scholars in the field"-- Provided by publisher.

"With increased competition for external funding, technological advancement, and public expectations for transparency, not-for-profit and non-governmental organizations are facing new challenges and pressures. While research has explored the roles of accounting, accountability, and performance management in nonprofit organizations, we still lack evidence on the best practices these organizations implement in the areas of accountability and performance management. This book collects and presents that evidence for the first time, offering insights to help nonprofits face these new challenges head-on.Performance Management in Nonprofit Organizations focuses on both conventional and contemporary issues facing nonprofits, presenting evidence-based insights from leading scholars in the field. Chapters examine the design, implementation, and working of accounting, accountability, governance, and performance management measures, providing both retrospective and contemporary views, as well as critical commentaries on accounting and performance related issues in nonprofit organizations The book's contributors also offer critical commentaries on the changing role of accounting and performance management in this sector. This research-based collection is an interesting and useful read for academics, practitioners, students, and consultants in nonprofit organizations, and is highly accessible to accounting and non-accounting audiences alike"-- Provided by publisher.