Is the culture of family firms really different? A value-based model for its survival through generations

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 261-279

  Vallejo, Manuel Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Culture; Family firm; Institutionalism; Transformational leadership; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 46449091145     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9493-2     Document Type: Article

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