Social innovation: An exploration of the barriers faced by innovating organizations in the social economy

Local Economy

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 17-34

  Chalmers, Dominic ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Big Society; localism; open innovation; social enterprise; social entrepreneurship; social innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872537459     PISSN: 02690942     EISSN: 14709325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269094212463677     Document Type: Article

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