GOVERNANCE AND CHARITIES: AN EXPLORATION OF KEY THEMES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RESEARCH AGENDA

Financial Accountability and Management

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-31

  Hyndman, Noel ^a   McDonnell, Paul ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

accountability; charity; governance; performance; stakeholders

Indexed keywords

EID: 77249131552     PISSN: 02674424     EISSN: 14680408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0408.2008.00463.x     Document Type: Article

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