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View ArticleCooperatives: an alternative to water privatization in Greece.
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View ArticleInvestigating learning in social enterprises: a boundary perspective
AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this paper is to further theory development in the field of social entrepreneurship by developing a research agenda for examining organizational learning in social...
View ArticleCooperatives: an alternative to water privatization in Greece
AbstractPurpose– The aim of this article is to investigate the organization of water cooperatives in Greece for the first time, as promoted by a spontaneous social mobilization called Initiative 136....
View ArticleSocial capital and the target population
AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this article is to shed light on opportunities for social capital during the conceptualization and initial implementation of innovative social enterprises dedicated to...
View ArticleSocial enterprises, health-care provision and ethical capital
AbstractPurpose– The aim of this paper is to advance a conceptual understanding of the role of social enterprises in health care by developing the concept of ethical capital. Social enterprises have...
View ArticleSocial return on investment: three technical challenges
AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this article is to explore three technical challenges and misconceptions involved in measuring social return on investment (SROI). Although there is considerable...
View ArticleInvestigating learning in social enterprises: a boundary perspective
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View ArticleCooperatives: an alternative to water privatization in Greece
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