The influence of age on volunteer contributions in a nonprofit organization

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 311-333

  Caldwell, Steven D ^a   Farmer, Steven M ^b   Fedor, Donald B ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA UPSTATE   (United States)

^b WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 51449113664     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.482     Document Type: Article

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