Data envelopment analysis and social enterprises: Analysing performance, strategic orientation and mission drift

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Data envelopment analysis and social enterprises : Analysing performance, strategic orientation and mission drift. / Staessens, Matthias; Kerstens, Pieter Jan; Bruneel, Johan; Cherchye, Laurens.

In: Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 159, No. 2, 2019, p. 325–341.

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Staessens, M, Kerstens, PJ, Bruneel, J & Cherchye, L 2019, 'Data envelopment analysis and social enterprises: Analysing performance, strategic orientation and mission drift', Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 159, no. 2, pp. 325–341. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-018-4046-4

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Staessens, M., Kerstens, P. J., Bruneel, J., & Cherchye, L. (2019). Data envelopment analysis and social enterprises: Analysing performance, strategic orientation and mission drift. Journal of Business Ethics, 159(2), 325–341. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-018-4046-4

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Staessens M, Kerstens PJ, Bruneel J, Cherchye L. Data envelopment analysis and social enterprises: Analysing performance, strategic orientation and mission drift. Journal of Business Ethics. 2019;159(2):325–341. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-018-4046-4

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Staessens, Matthias ; Kerstens, Pieter Jan ; Bruneel, Johan ; Cherchye, Laurens. / Data envelopment analysis and social enterprises : Analysing performance, strategic orientation and mission drift. In: Journal of Business Ethics. 2019 ; Vol. 159, No. 2. pp. 325–341.

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