Opportunity recognition in social entrepreneurship: A thematic meta analysis

Journal of Entrepreneurship

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-58

  Lehner, Othmar M ^a,b   Kaniskas, Juha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES UPPER AUSTRIA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

meta analysis; opportunity recognition; social entrepreneurship; thematic analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856753163     PISSN: 09713557     EISSN: 09730745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097135571102100102     Document Type: Article

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