The civil society sector: A Review of Critical Issues and Research Agenda for Organizational Communication Scholars

Management Communication Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 238-267

  Lewis, Laurie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

civil society; communication; mission; nonprofit governance; nonprofit organizations; social capital; volunteers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990335520     PISSN: 08933189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0893318905279190     Document Type: Article

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