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A Quantitative Comparison of Social and Commercial Entrepreneurship: Toward a More Nuanced Understanding of Social Entrepreneurship Organizations in Context

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Pages 40-68 | Received 07 Feb 2012, Accepted 04 Dec 2012, Published online: 22 Feb 2013

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