(Re)forming strategic cross-sector partnerships: Relational processes of social innovation

Business and Society

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 140-172

  Ber, Marlene J ^a   Branzei, Oana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Relational processes of social value creation; Social innovation; Strategic cross sector partnerships

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749324157     PISSN: 00076503     EISSN: 14678594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0007650309345457     Document Type: Article

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