The collaboration decision in nonprofit organizations: Views from the front line

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1003-1025

  Sowa, Jessica E ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Early care and education; Human service; Motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449569027     PISSN: 08997640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0899764008325247     Document Type: Article

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