Social enterprise in the public sector. MetService: Thinking beyond the weather

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 432-445

  Luke, Belinda ^a   Verreynne, Martie Louise ^b  

^a UNITEC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurialism; Government; New Zealand; Public sector organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645829299     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068290610660698     Document Type: Article

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