Entrepreneurial management and governance in family firms: An introduction

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 295-303

  Steier, Lloyd P ^a   Chrisman, James J ^b   Chua, Jess H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

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EID: 28044452180     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2004.00046.x     Document Type: Article

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