Pathways to High Performance: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Sport Governing Bodies

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 739-762

  Winand, Mathieu ^a   Rihoux, Benoît ^b   Robinson, Leigh ^a   Zintz, Thierry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

nonprofit sport organizations; organizational performance; QCA; qualitative comparative analysis; sport governing bodies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880845175     PISSN: 08997640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0899764012443312     Document Type: Article

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