Institutions and social entrepreneurship: The role of institutional voids, institutional support, and institutional configurations

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 308-331

  Stephan, Ute ^a   Uhlaner, Lorraine M ^b   Stride, Christopher ^c  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b EDHEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

comparative entrepreneurship; cultural values; institutional theory; institutional void; social capital; social entrepreneurship

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925848948     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2014.38     Document Type: Article

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