Harnessing productive tensions in hybrid organizations: The case of work integration social enterprises

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1658-1685

  Battilana, Julie ^a   Sengul, Metin ^b   Pache, Anne Claire ^c   Model, Jacob ^d  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84963727114     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2013.0903     Document Type: Article

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