'Types' of private family firms: An exploratory conceptual and empirical analysis

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 405-431

  Westhead, Paul ^a   Howorth, Carole ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agency and stewardship theory; Cluster analysis; Enterprise sustainability; Family firms; Types

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENTREPRENEUR; FIRM OWNERSHIP; SUSTAINABILITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34648831625     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985620701552405     Document Type: Article

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