Conflict, participative decision-making, and generational ownership dispersion: A multilevel analysis

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 456-484

  Eddleston, Kimberly A ^a   Otondo, Robert F ^b   Kellermanns, Franz Willi ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 44949212200     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00252.x     Document Type: Article

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