Social enterprise as a socially rational business

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 291-312

  Ridley Duff, Rory ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Co operative organizations; Governance; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249181675     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552550810897669     Document Type: Review

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