Founding family controlled firms: Performance, risk, and value

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 31-49

  McConaughy, Daniel L ^a   Matthews, Charles H ^b   Fialko, Anne S ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

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EID: 0035531257     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0447-2778.00004     Document Type: Article

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