A study was conducted of 13 United Way agencies to determine if there were variables that would significantly discriminate between the boards of human services agencies judged most effective and those least effective. Stepwise multiple discriminant analyses revealed three functions that discriminated: Organizational Awareness—accounting for 59% of the variance; Shared Managerial Responsibilities-accounting for 23% of the variance; and Administrative Trustee Duties—accounting for 18% of the variance.
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