Business succession planning: A review of the evidence

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 326-350

  Ip, Barry ^a   Jacobs, Gabriel ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business planning; Career development; Leadership; Organizational change; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747610988     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000610680235     Document Type: Review

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