Nonprofit Organization Governance: A Theoretical Review

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Description: This review focuses on the governance of paid-staff nonprofit organizations. It discusses previous literature, identifies governance challenges for nonprofit organizations, presents a number of theories for studying nonprofit governance, and integrates theoretical perspectives by using a paradox approach.
Stijn Van Puyvelde
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