Disentangling Gut Feeling: Assessing the Integrity of Social Entrepreneurs

Voluntas

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 93-124

  Achleitner, Ann Kristin ^a   Lutz, Eva ^a   Mayer, Judith ^a   Spiess Knafl, Wolfgang ^a  

^a TUM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conjoint analysis; Integrity; Social entrepreneur; Social venture capital; Venture philanthropy

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; CAPITALISM; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENTREPRENEUR; STUDENT; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

EID: 84872864292     PISSN: 09578765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11266-012-9264-2     Document Type: Article

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