Living our mission: A study of university mission building

Communication Studies

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-85

  Feldner, Sarah Bonewits ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Faith Based Organization; Mission; Paradox; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 47749128837     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510970500483371     Document Type: Article

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