Strategy making in social enterprise: The role of resource allocation and its effects on organizational sustainability

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 252-266

  Moizer, Jonathan ^a   Tracey, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Casual feedback and influence diagram; Causal loop diagram; Organizational legitimacy; Organizational sustainability; Resource allocation; Social enterprise; Strategy

Indexed keywords

CAUSAL-LOOP DIAGRAM; INFLUENCE DIAGRAM; ORGANIZATIONAL LEGITIMACY; SOCIAL ENTERPRISE; STRATEGY;

ECONOMICS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 77953490400     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: 10991743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.1006     Document Type: Article

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