The sarbanes-oxley act: More bark than bite for nonprofits

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 275-301

  Nezhina, Tamara G ^a   Brudney, Jeffrey L ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Governance; Nonprofit accountability; Nonprofits and the Sarbanes Oxley Act; Sarbanes Oxley Act effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749304844     PISSN: 08997640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0899764008327197     Document Type: Article

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