Environment and performance of family businesses in the reforming Polish economy

Journal of East-West Business

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-54

  Zapalska, Alina ^a   Shuklian, Steve ^a   Rudd, Denis ^b   Flanegin, Frank ^b  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central Europe; Growth and development; Poland; Small family business; Transitional economies

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

POLAND;

EID: 0242590665     PISSN: 10669868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J097v09n01_03     Document Type: Article

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