Front-stage and backstage convening: The transition from opposition to mutualistic coexistence in organizational philanthropy

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1174-1200

  Mair, Johanna ^a   Hehenberger, Lisa ^b  

^a HERTIE SCHOOL OF GOVERNANCE   (Germany)

^b European Venture Philanthropy Association   (United States)

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EID: 84906969087     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2012.0305     Document Type: Article

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