In the article entitled "Purpose, Roles and Responsibilities of a Governing Board", the concept of the dilemma faced by boards is introduced.  It centers on the fundamental problem that when all is said and done, board's have to chose between:

Maintaining the balance between too much control and too little is the most difficult task the board must manage. In The Board Dilemma Expanded, Bill Dann introduces four key elements of this 'dilemma', the problems they cause and their solutions.

Author: William Dann,
Page Length: 7 pages