A scale to assess board member motivations in nonprofit organizations

Nonprofit Management and Leadership

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 83-101

  Inglis, Sue ^a   Cleave, Shirley ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

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EID: 84966559052     PISSN: 10486682     EISSN: 15427854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nml.132     Document Type: Article

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