The Credibility of Nonprofit Boards: A View from the 1990s and Beyond

Administration in Social Work

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 21-40

  Gibelman, Margaret ^a   Gelman, Sheldon R ^a   Pollack, Daniel ^a  

^a YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOARD OF TRUSTEES; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FORGERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; IN SERVICE TRAINING; LEGAL ASPECT; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; FRAUD; FUND RAISING; GOVERNING BOARD; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INSERVICE TRAINING; ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT; PERSONNEL SELECTION; ROLE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030633065     PISSN: 03643107     EISSN: 15444376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J147v21n02_02     Document Type: Article

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