A New Deal for NPO Governance and Management: Implications for Volunteers Using Psychological Contract Theory

Voluntas

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 639-657

  Vantilborgh, T ^a   Bidee, J ^a   Pepermans, R ^a   Willems, J ^a   Huybrechts, G ^a   Jegers, M ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Nonprofit organizations; Professionalization; Psychological contract; Reflexive volunteers; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOLOGY; THEORETICAL STUDY; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

EID: 80155182130     PISSN: 09578765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11266-011-9200-x     Document Type: Article

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