Behavioural Orientations of Non-Profit Boards as a Factor in Entrepreneurial Performance: Does Governance Matter?

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 829-856

  Coombes, Susan M T ^a   Morris, Michael H ^b   Allen, Jeffrey A ^c   Webb, Justin W ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 79955387664     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2010.00956.x     Document Type: Article

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