An exploratory comparison of the behavioral dynamics of top management teams in family and nonfamily new ventures: Cohesion, conflict, potency, and consensus

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 267-284

  Ensley, Michael D ^a   Pearson, Allison W ^b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 27844540353     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2005.00082.x     Document Type: Article

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