Adjustment strategies in the family business: implications of gender and management role

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 265-291

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

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Child Development and Family Science   (United States)

^d Department of Human Development and Family Studies ^*  (United States)

^e 1066 LeBaron Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment strategies; Family business; Gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 0348228385     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016651906925     Document Type: Article

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