Governing boards and organizational environments

Abstract

This chapter outlines five discourses of governance, namely managerialist, domestic, professionalist, grassroots and civic governance, which can be found in civil society organizations (CSOs). A governance system comprises elements of organizational structure that ensure accountability and safeguard stakeholder interests. The rise of managerialist governance can be seen in line with the corporate takeover of markets and public spheres, and as part of a societal development towards 'post-democracy'. Indeed, current trends towards impact-orientation in the provision of public services, together with the growing overload of demands on individuals to juggle the stresses, choices and risks of daily life, make managerialism look like an attractive solution. Managerialism is remarkably good at assimilating the critiques mounted against it, as in, for instance, post-Fordist managerialism, which addresses the critique that hierarchies are inimical to innovation and hinder organizations from adapting to changing environments,.

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