In search of an optimal model for board-executive relationships in voluntary human service organizations

International Social Work

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Tsui, Ming Sum ^a   Cheung, Fernando C H ^a   Gellis, Zvi D ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 1842485023     PISSN: 00208728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020872804041411     Document Type: Review

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