title: The future of voluntary governance.
abstract: Opinions about whether or not trustees should be paid waver between the belief that the need for sharpened board expertise demands compensation to the philosophy that payment is an affront to trustees' altruism.
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Glabman
mesh_terms: D000533:Altruism; D006075:Governing Board / Q000191:economics*; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D014341:Trustees / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States