Motives behind charitable bequests

Journal of Nonprofit and Public Sector Marketing

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 69-85

  Chang, Cyril F ^a   Okunade, Albert A ^a   Kumar, Ned ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b Federal Express Corporation   (United States)

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EID: 85008673354     PISSN: 10495142     EISSN: 15406997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J054v06n04_06     Document Type: Article

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