The Formation of Cross-Sector Development Partnerships: How Bridging Agents Shape Project Agendas and Longer-Term Alliances

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 527-547

  Manning, Stephan ^a   Roessler, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b Austrian Development Agency (ADA)   (Austria)

Author keywords

Brokerage; International development; Multi stakeholder process; Project networks; Public private partnerships; Social innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930145340     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-013-1853-5     Document Type: Article

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