Toward an understanding of membership and leadership in youth organizations: Sudden changes in average participation due to the behavior of one individual

E:CO Emergence: Complexity and Organization

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 30-35

  Phelps, Kirstin C ^a   Hubler, Alfred W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 33845643434     PISSN: 15213250     EISSN: 15217000     Source Type: Journal    
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