Platforms for Cross-Sector Social Partnerships: Prospective Sensemaking Devices for Social Benefit

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 94, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 21-37

  Selsky, John W ^a   Parker, Barbara ^b  

^a FLORIDA POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Cross sector partnerships; Intersector collaboration; Social innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953215639     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-011-0776-2     Document Type: Article

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