Comparing the agency costs of family and non-family firms: Conceptual issues and exploratory evidence

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 335-354

  Chrisman, James J ^a   Chua, Jess H ^b   Litz, Reginald A ^c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Centre for Family Business Management and Entrepreneurship   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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EID: 27844544646     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2004.00049.x     Document Type: Article

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