Cross-Institutional Norms for Timing and Sequencing and the Use of Adjustment Strategies in Families Affiliated with Family-Owned Businesses

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 167-191

  Paul, Jennifer J ^a   Winter, Mary ^b   Miller, Nancy J ^c   Fitzgerald, Margaret A ^d  

^a Iowa State University ^*

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^d NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment strategies; Business life cycle; Cross institutional norms; Family development theory; Family owned businesses

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347600496     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J002v35n01_10     Document Type: Review

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