A framework for the governance of social enterprise

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 376-385

  Low, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Corporate social responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645811313     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068290610660652     Document Type: Article

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