Exploring the role of Ba in family business context

VINE

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 104-117

  Brännback, Malin ^a   Carsrud, Alan ^a   Schulte, William D ^b  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b Shenandoah University   (United States)

Author keywords

Family firms; Knowledge management

Indexed keywords

DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; FAMILY BUSINESS; FAMILY FIRMS; KNOWLEDGE CREATIONS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT PROCESS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; RESEARCH QUESTIONS;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 42149167280     PISSN: 03055728     EISSN: 14741032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03055720810870923     Document Type: Article

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