Safeguarding the nonprofit agency: The role of the board of directors in risk management

Residential Treatment for Children and Youth

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 19-37

  Gibelman, Margaret ^a   Gelman, Sheldon R ^a  

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Author keywords

Boards; Management; Nonprofits; Risk management

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013232925     PISSN: 0886571X     EISSN: 15410358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J007v16n04_02     Document Type: Article

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