Social entrepreneurship in sub-saharan Africa

Academy of Management Perspectives

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 72-91

  Rivera Santos, Miguel ^a   Holt, Diane ^b   Littlewood, David ^c   Kolk, Ans ^d  

^a BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d Business School   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84928383860     PISSN: 15589080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amp.2013.0128     Document Type: Conference Paper

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