Challenges in multiple cross-sector partnerships

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 117-143

  Babiak, Kathy ^a   Thibault, Lucie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cross sector partnership; Sport organizations; Structural and strategic challenges

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149156317     PISSN: 08997640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0899764008316054     Document Type: Article

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