Theses on nonprofit organizational effectiveness

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 107-126

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033137432     PISSN: 08997640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0899764099282001     Document Type: Article

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