Social enterprises as hybrid organizations: A review and research agenda

International Journal of Management Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 417-436

  Doherty, Bob ^a   Haugh, Helen ^b   Lyon, Fergus ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84908486710     PISSN: 14608545     EISSN: 14682370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijmr.12028     Document Type: Article

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