Culture of family commitment and strategic flexibility: The moderating effect of stewardship

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 32, Issue 6 SPEC. ISS., 2008, Pages 1035-1054

  Zahra, Shaker A ^a   Hayton, James C ^b   Neubaum, Donald O ^c   Dibrell, Clay ^c   Craig, Justin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 55249104752     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2008.00271.x     Document Type: Article

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