How does accountability affect mission? The case of a nonprofit serving immigrants and refugees

Nonprofit Management and Leadership

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 195-209

  Christensen, Rachel A ^a   Ebrahim, Alnoor ^b,c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 35648934958     PISSN: 10486682     EISSN: 15427854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nml.143     Document Type: Article

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