Personal values as a catalyst for corporate social entrepreneurship

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 233-249

  Hemingway, Christine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Champions; Corporate social entrepreneur (CSE); Corporate social responsibility (CSR); Discretion; Entrepreneurship; Moral agency; Personal values; Policy entrepreneurship; Social entrepreneurship; Social responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 24144464462     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-005-0132-5     Document Type: Review

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