“Corporate” governance in nonprofit organizations

Nonprofit Management and Leadership

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 143-164

  Jegers, Marc ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

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EID: 79953905354     PISSN: 10486682     EISSN: 15427854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nml.246     Document Type: Article

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