Family firms' risk perception: Empirical evidence on the internationalization process

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 457-471

  Claver, Enrique ^a   Rienda, Laura ^a   Quer, Diego ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Family firms; International business; Risk management

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249121764     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000810892283     Document Type: Article

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