An agency analysis of church–pastor relations

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 327-332

  Zech, Charles ^a  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 40249117454     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: 10991468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mde.1030     Document Type: Article

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