Beyond green niches? Growth strategies of environmentally-motivated social enterprises

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 449-470

  Vickers, Ian ^a   Lyon, Fergus ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

capabilities; growth strategies; social enterprises; sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899416008     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242612457700     Document Type: Article

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