The interplay of form, structure, and embeddedness in social intrapreneurship

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 735-761

  Kistruck, Geoffrey M ^a   Beamish, Paul W ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 77955129112     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2010.00371.x     Document Type: Article

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