Quality, service level, or empire: Which is the objective of the nonprofit arts firm?

Journal of Cultural Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 129-142

  Brooks, Arthur C ^a   Ondrich, Jan I ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Charitable giving; Managerial objectives; Public radio

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250862291     PISSN: 08852545     EISSN: 15736997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10824-007-9032-0     Document Type: Article

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