Internationalization of Australian family businesses: A managerial capabilities perspective

Family Business Review

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 207-224

  Graves, Chris ^a   Thomas, Jill ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

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EID: 33747760912     PISSN: 08944865     EISSN: 17416248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6248.2006.00066.x     Document Type: Article

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