FRONT COVER -- CONCEPTUALIZING AND RESEARCHING GOVERNANCE IN PUBLIC AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS -- COPYRIGHT PAGE -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I: CONCEPTUALIZING AND RESEARCHING GOVERNANCE IN PUBLIC AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS -- UNRAVELING THE CONCEPT OF PUBLIC GOVERNANCE: A LITERATURE REVIEW OF DIFFERENT TRADITIONS -- THE GROWING USE OF THE ''GOVERNANCE'' TERM IN PUBLIC SECTOR MODERNIZATION PROCESSES -- RESEARCH AIMS AND METHODOLOGY -- THE INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE ON PUBLIC GOVERNANCE -- FINDINGS -- NOTES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- ORGANISATIONAL GOVERNANCE FEATURES, INNOVATION AND PERFORMANCE IN NON-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS: EXISTING EVIDENCE AND FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS -- INTRODUCTION: A CALL FOR INNOVATION AND PERFORMANCE IN NON-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS -- GOVERNANCE, PERFORMANCE AND INNOVATION IN NPOs: A SUMMARY OF RECENT RESEARCH -- DISCUSSION: A FUTURE RESEARCH AGENDA -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- LEADING ORGANISATIONAL CHANGES IN PUBLIC SECTOR BUILDING BLOCKS IN UNDERSTANDING BOARDS BEHAVIOUR -- INTRODUCTION -- LEADING ORGANISATIONAL CHANGES IN PUBLIC SECTOR -- THEORETICAL BACKGROUND -- CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK -- BOARD BEHAVIOURAL IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC ORGANISATION INNOVATION -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- REFERENCES -- COMMON AGENCY THEORY, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS BASED ON VOLUNTARY RESOURCES -- LITERATURE REVIEW -- THE GOVERNING COALITION-BOARD OF DIRECTORS RELATIONSHIP -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- PART II: EMPIRICAL STUDIES ON PUBLIC AND NON-PROFIT GOVERNANCE -- THE MOVEMENT BEYOND THE NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT: PUBLIC GOVERNANCE PRACTICES IN ITALIAN PUBLIC ORGANISATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND HYPOTHESES -- METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES.

GOVERNANCE AND VALUE CREATION IN GRANT-GIVING FOUNDATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- BANKING FOUNDATIONS IN ITALY -- THEORETICAL BACKGROUND -- HYPOTHESES -- METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- THE CODIFICATION OF NONPROFIT GOVERNANCE - A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SWISS AND GERMAN NONPROFIT GOVERNANCE CODES -- INTRODUCTION -- LITERATURE ON NONPROFIT CODES -- RESEARCH QUESTIONS -- METHODOLOGY -- RESULTS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- THE VOICE OF PATIENTS AND THE PUBLIC IN THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE: ISSUES OF IMPLEMENTATION -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODOLOGY -- RICHARD MATLAND'S AMBIGUITY/CONFLICT POLICY MODEL -- ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESSES: DESTINED TO FAIL? -- EXPERIMENTAL IMPLEMENTATION PROCESSES: A STORY OF (UNEXPECTED?) SUCCESS -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- CO-OPERATIVE GOVERNANCE OF PUBLIC-CITIZEN PARTNERSHIPS: TWO DIAMETRICAL PARTICIPATION MODES -- INTRODUCTION -- CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY -- CO-OPERATIVE GOVERNANCE AND CITIZEN PARTICIPATION -- RESEARCH APPROACH AND METHODS -- FINDINGS -- DISCUSSION -- LIMITATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- REFERENCES.