Stepping up: An empirical analysis of the role of social innovation in response to an economic recession

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 293-312

  Graddy Reed, Alexandra ^a   Feldman, Maryann P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

organisational forms; social enterprise; social innovation; social responsibility

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INSTABILITY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INNOVATION;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84936758103     PISSN: 17521378     EISSN: 17521386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cjres/rsv008     Document Type: Article

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