Responsibilities and roles of boards in nonprofit organizations: The Israeli case

Nonprofit Management and Leadership

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-24

  Iecovich, Esther ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

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EID: 84987998525     PISSN: 10486682     EISSN: 15427854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nml.50     Document Type: Article

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