In this Book
- Entrusted: The Moral Responsibilities of Trusteeship
- Book
- 1995
- Published by: Indiana University Press
- Series: Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies
"Entrusted provides a much needed contribution to the literature on ethics in the healthcare arena." —Health Progress
"A splendid and invaluable book, one every trustee with an active conscience would want to read and one every trustee with a dormant conscience ought to read." —Richard Chait, Center for Higher Education Governance and Leadership
" . . . thoughtful essays on the morality, obligations, practice, and virtues of trusteeship. . . . Smith presents intriguing arguments for governance grounded in a broader sense of organizational and public stewardship." —ARNOVA News
"[Smith's] contribution breaks some new and difficult ground by helping us to think beyond the routine and mundane dimensions of trusteeship." —Academe
" . . . essential reading for trustees." —Ethics
"Entrusted should be required reading for trustees of any not-for-profit." —Advancing Philanthropy
Table of Contents
- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-vii
- Table of Contents
- pp. vii-viii
- PART I Why Trustees?
- pp. 1-2
- 1 THE MORAL CORE OF TRUSTEESHIP
- pp. 3-24
- 2 TWO MAJOR OBJECTIONS
- pp. 25-38
- 5 CONFLICTING BASIC DUTIES
- pp. 74-88
- PART III Duty and Character
- pp. 89-90
- 6 PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES
- pp. 91-100
- 7 THE VIRTUES OF A TRUSTEE
- pp. 101-114