Competitiveness and evolution of family businesses: The role of family and business orientation

European Management Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 686-697

  Leenders, Mark ^a   Waarts, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Business orientation; Family businesses; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345375464     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2003.09.012     Document Type: Article

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