A THEORY OF GOVERNING THE PUBLIC'S BUSINESS: Redesigning the jobs of boards, councils, and commissions
本文提出政策治理模型，融合密尔、休谟、卢梭的社会契约哲学和格林利夫的仆人领导概念，帮助公共董事会明确公共价值观并转化为管理实践，同时增强董事会权威与管理自主权。
The job of the board of directors is the least developed element in enterprise, whether public, business, or nonprofit. Incorporating insights from Mill, Hume, and the social contract philosophy of Rousseau, as well as the servant-leadership concept of Greenleaf, the author's Policy Governance® model constitutes a theory of governance applicable to any governing body. The model enables public boards to govern by making public values explicit, crafting the expression of those values for practical managerial effect. The new governance model compels radical change in the way boards conduct their business. One effect is more authoritative boards and more empowered management simultaneously; another is greater integrity in the relationship between the public and its boards.