Women in business-owning families: A comparison of roles, responsibilities and predictors of family functionality

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 618-634

  Philbrick, Candace A ^a   Fitzgerald, Margaret A ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family business; Family functioning; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348952678     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-007-9084-5     Document Type: Article

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