Best practices in board governance: Evidence from South Carolina

Nonprofit Management and Leadership

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 189-202

  Zimmermann, Jo An M ^a   Stevens, Bonnie W ^b  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77956843614     PISSN: 10486682     EISSN: 15427854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nml.218     Document Type: Article

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