A Positive Theory of Social Entrepreneurship

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 335-351

  Santos, Filipe M ^a  

^a INSEAD   (France)

Author keywords

Capitalism; Empowerment; Externalities; Market failure; Social entrepreneurship; Sustainable solutions; Theory development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870750150     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-012-1413-4     Document Type: Article

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