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A legal status for Irish social enterprise-an overlooked opportunity? Cover

A legal status for Irish social enterprise-an overlooked opportunity?

The Irish Journal of Management
Volume 41 (2022): Issue 2 (December 2022)
By: Sarah Hofmayer  
Open Access
|Apr 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijm-2023-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2451-2834 | Journal ISSN: 1649-248X
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Language: English
Page range: 155 - 167
Published on: Apr 4, 2023
Published by: Irish Academy of Management
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year
Keywords:
Social enterprise,
social economy,
legal status,
regulation,
policy
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Business management,
Marketing, sales, customer relations,
Management, organization, corporate governance,
Entrepreneurship,
Human resources, labor practice, job and career

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