Merging family and firm: An integrated systems approach to process and change

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 7-31

  Weigel, Daniel J ^a,b   Ballard Reisch, Deborah S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Commitment; Family business; Family interaction; Family satisfaction; Negotiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744800995     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024917216497     Document Type: Article

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