Prone to progress: Using personality to identify supporters of innovative social entrepreneurship

Journal of Public Policy and Marketing

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 129-141

  Wood, Stacy ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Innovation; Personality; Social entrepreneurship; Supporters; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862570159     PISSN: 07439156     EISSN: 15477207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1509/jppm.11.060     Document Type: Article

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