Social and symbolic capital and responsible entrepreneurship: An empirical investigation of SME narratives

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 287-304

  Fuller, Ted ^a,b   Tian, Yumiao ^a  

^a University of Teesside   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Entrepreneurship and Strategic Foresight ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CSR; Responsible entrepreneurship; SME; Social capital; Social responsibility; Symbolic capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749392430     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-9185-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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