Perceived institutional ambiguity and the choice of organizational form in social entrepreneurial ventures

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 685-700

  Townsend, David M ^a   Hart, Timothy A ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 45749146267     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2008.00248.x     Document Type: Article

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