Minority family business in emerging markets: Organization forms and competitive advantage

Family Business Review

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 289-300

  Carney, Michael ^a,b  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b John Molson School of Business   (Canada)

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EID: 36049010740     PISSN: 08944865     EISSN: 17416248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6248.2007.00097.x     Document Type: Article

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