Socioemotional wealth and business risks in family-controlled firms: Evidence from Spanish olive oil mills

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 106-137

  Gómez Mejía, Luis R ^a   Haynes, Katalin Takács ^b   Núñez Nickel, Manuel ^c   Jacobson, Kathyrn J L ^a   Moyano Fuentes, José ^d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

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EID: 34547458509     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2189/asqu.52.1.106     Document Type: Article

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