title: Responsibilities of directors of not-for-profit corporations faced with sharing control with other nonprofit organizations in health industry affiliations: a commentary on legal and practical realities.
abstract: This article concerns the legal responsibilities of not-for-profit corporation directors in merges and affiliations with other not-for-profits. The article considers three sets of legal duties board members have, ancillary contractual obligations, madatory statutes and procedural laws, and contextual legal duties.
authors: Gardner, Carton & Douglas, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors: L E
authors: LE
authors: Bryant
mesh_terms: D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D006075:Governing Board / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States