Boards of directors in nonprofit organizations do they follow a life-cycle model?

Nonprofit Management and Leadership

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 367-379

  Dart, Ray ^a   Bradshaw, Pat ^b   Murray, Vic ^b   Wolpin, Jacob ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Project Management Consultant   (Canada)

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EID: 85015382991     PISSN: 10486682     EISSN: 15427854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nml.4130060406     Document Type: Article

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