The Prospective Role of Economic Stakeholders in the Governance of Nonprofit Organizations

Voluntas

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 566-586

  Young, Dennis R ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Free riding; Governance; Nonprofit financing; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL SYSTEM; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; STAKEHOLDER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 80155135613     PISSN: 09578765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11266-011-9217-1     Document Type: Article

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