Board practices and board effectiveness in local nonprofit organizations

Nonprofit Management and Leadership

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 373-385

  Herman, Robert D ^a   Renz, David O ^a   Heimovics, Richard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

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EID: 85040391952     PISSN: 10486682     EISSN: 15427854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nml.4130070404     Document Type: Article

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