Communalities and distinctions in the measurement of organizational performance and effectiveness across for-profit and nonprofit sectors

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-65

  Baruch, Yehuda ^a   Ramalho, Nelson ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE SETÚBAL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Nonprofit; Notfor profit; Organizational effectiveness; Organizational performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745168250     PISSN: 08997640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0899764005282468     Document Type: Article

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