The impact of goal alignment on board existence and top management team composition: Evidence from family-influenced businesses

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 372-394

  Pieper, Torsten M ^a,b   Klein, Sabine B ^c   Jaskiewicz, Peter ^d  

^a Cox Family Enterprise Center ^*

^b KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 45149112597     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00249.x     Document Type: Article

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