Social entrepreneurship in a transitional economy: A critical assessment of rural Chinese entrepreneurial firms

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 94-108

  Poon, Patrick S ^a   Zhou, Lianxi ^a   Chan, Tsang Sing ^a  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Entrepreneurialism; Rural economies; Social economics

Indexed keywords

EID: 59949084953     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621710910932061     Document Type: Article

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