Studying the origins of social entrepreneurship: Compassion and the role of embedded agency

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 460-463

  Grimes, Matthew G ^a   McMullen, Jeffery S ^b   Vogus, Timothy J ^c   Miller, Toyah L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84879829533     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2012.0429     Document Type: Article

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