Beneficiaries' participation in nonprofit organizations: A theorybased approach

Public Money and Management

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 175-182

  Wellens, Lore ^a   Jegers, Marc ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

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EID: 79953883494     PISSN: 09540962     EISSN: 14679302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540962.2011.573227     Document Type: Article

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