Locus of ownership and family involvement in small private firms

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 296-321

  Fiegener, Mark K ^a  

^a NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

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EID: 74549125370     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2009.00892.x     Document Type: Article

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