The impact of social norms on entrepreneurial action: Evidence from the environmental entrepreneurship context

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 493-509

  Meek, William R ^a   Pacheco, Desirée F ^b   York, Jeffrey G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental entrepreneurship; Incentives; Public institutions; Social norms; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955340671     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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