Executive functional experience and its relationship to the financial performance of nonprofit organizations

Nonprofit Management and Leadership

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-82

  Ritchie, William J ^a   Eastwood, Karen ^a  

^a FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84995680507     PISSN: 10486682     EISSN: 15427854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nml.131     Document Type: Article

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