Institutional Antecedents of Partnering for Social Change: How Institutional Logics Shape Cross-Sector Social Partnerships

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 94, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 39-53

  Vurro, Clodia ^a   Dacin, M Tina ^b   Perrini, Francesco ^a  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Cross sector social partnerships; Institutional logics; Partnering styles; Social good

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953235359     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-011-0778-0     Document Type: Article

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