Starting small: Strategy and the evolution of structure in a community-based collaboration

Journal of Community Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 27-43

  Mulroy, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse prevention; Collaboration; Community building; Community based services; Human services management; Interorganizational relations; Nonprofit strategy; Partnerships; Structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84988418561     PISSN: 10705422     EISSN: 15433706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J125v08n04_03     Document Type: Article

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