Exploring contemporary entrepreneurial philanthropy

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 580-599

  Shaw, Eleanor ^a   Gordon, Jillian ^a   Harvey, Charles ^b   Maclean, Mairi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

capital theory; cultural capital; entrepreneurial philanthropy; symbolic capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879949757     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242611429164     Document Type: Article

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