Social entrepreneurship, social networks and social value creation: A quantitative analysis among social entrepreneurs

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 217-239

  Weber, Christiana ^a   Kratzer, Jan ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Financial success; Social entrepreneurship; Social impact; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880999255     PISSN: 17425360     EISSN: 17425379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEV.2013.055291     Document Type: Conference Paper

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