Social Enterprises as Hybrid Organizations: A Review and Research Agenda

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• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  International Journal of Management Reviews

• Publication date

  2014-10-01

• Fields of study

  Sociology, Business, Economics

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  DOI 10.1111/IJMR.12028
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