Nonprofit boards: Crucibles of expertise or symbols of local identities?

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 51-73

  Abzug, Rikki ^a   Galaskiewicz, Joseph ^b  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 0035263642     PISSN: 08997640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0899764001301003     Document Type: Article

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