The role of business and cross-sector collaboration in addressing the 'wicked problem' of food insecurity

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 579-594

  Hamann, Ralph ^a   Giamporcaro, Stephanie ^a   Johnston, David ^b   Yachkaschi, Schirin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

'Wicked problem'; Corporate strategy; Cross sector collaboration; Food security; South Africa

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; CROSS SECTION; FOOD SECURITY; STAKEHOLDER;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 80052860772     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: 14703637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2011.605581     Document Type: Article

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