Board practices of especially effective and less effective local nonprofit organizations

American Review of Public Administration

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 146-160

  Herman, Robert D ^a   Renz, David O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000556775     PISSN: 02750740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/02750740022064605     Document Type: Article

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