A contingency approach to nonprofit governance

Nonprofit Management and Leadership

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-81

  Bradshaw, Patricia ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 77950757313     PISSN: 10486682     EISSN: 15427854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nml.241     Document Type: Article

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