Board development practices and competent board members: Implications for performance

Nonprofit Management and Leadership

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 301-317

  Brown, William A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 55649085233     PISSN: 10486682     EISSN: 15427854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nml.151     Document Type: Article

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