A first stage organization life cycle study of six emerging nonprofit organizations in los angeles

Administration in Social Work

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 35-52

  Bess, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0040234496     PISSN: 03643107     EISSN: 15444376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J147v22n04_03     Document Type: Article

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