Financial structure of the family business: Evidence from a group of small Spanish firms

Family Business Review

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 269-287

  López Gracia, José ^a   Sánchez Andújar, Sonia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

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EID: 36048950317     PISSN: 08944865     EISSN: 17416248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6248.2007.00094.x     Document Type: Article

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