The strategic legacy of company founders

Long Range Planning

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 333-343

  Harris, Lloyd C ^a   Ogbonna, Emmanuel ^a  

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EID: 0039850136     PISSN: 00246301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-6301(99)00037-0     Document Type: Article

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