Commitment and performance of nonprofit board members

Nonprofit Management and Leadership

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 221-238

  Preston, Jennifer Bright ^a   Brown, William A ^b  

^a Argosy University   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34248382142     PISSN: 10486682     EISSN: 15427854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nml.63     Document Type: Article

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