The socio-political, economic, and cultural determinants of social entrepreneurship activity: An empirical examination

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 341-357

  Griffiths, Mark D ^a   Gundry, Lisa K ^b   Kickul, Jill R ^c  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic context; Entrepreneurialism; Government policy; Political sociology; Social entrepreneurship; Social norms; Socio political

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878874421     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626001311326761     Document Type: Article

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