Multiple constituencies and the social construction of nonprofit organization effectiveness

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 185-206

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

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EID: 21744435605     PISSN: 08997640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0899764097262006     Document Type: Article

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