Social capital as network capital: Looking at the role of social networks among not-for-profits

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 39-52

  Prell, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Measuring social capital; Network capital; NotFor profit relations; Social capital; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845975987     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13607804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.1419     Document Type: Article

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