The influence of large stake family control on performance: Is it agency or entrenchment?

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 116-135

  Oswald, Sharon L ^a,b   Muse, Lori A ^c   Rutherford, Matthew W ^d  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 58149144584     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00264.x     Document Type: Article

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