Dual-mission management in social entrepreneurship: Qualitative evidence from social firms in the United Kingdom

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 655-677

  Costanzo, Laura A ^a   Vurro, Clodia ^b   Foster, Doug ^a   Servato, Flavio ^c   Perrini, Francesco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

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EID: 84927759247     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12128     Document Type: Article

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