There are disadvantages to this approach. It does not readily take into account broad environmental changes that may require a shift in priorities, particularly when the board does not recognize the changed situation and will not adjust policy measures accordingly. It does not lend itself to assessing less tangible aspects of management that lead to organizational success. Its focus on means (getting results) could also result in executive behavior that contradicts other important organizational values, if those values have not been expressly stated in board policies. This approach, theoretically appealing, has real limits for many nonprofit organiza- tions—small organizations with budgets less.
