Maximizing congregational resources: Selection versus production

Social Science Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 815-827

  Scheitle, Christopher P ^a   Finke, Roger ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Commitment; Congregations; Giving; Monitoring; Organizations; Religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 43849086446     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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