An agency theoretic analysis of the professionalized family firm

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 355-372

  Chua, Jess H ^a   Chrisman, James J ^b,c   Bergiel, Erich B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 62249091757     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2009.00294.x     Document Type: Article

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