Exploring the concept of familiness: Introducing family firm identity

Journal of Family Business Strategy

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 54-63

  Zellweger, Thomas M ^a   Eddleston, Kimberly A ^b   Kellermanns, Franz W ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Familiness; Family Firm Image; Organizational Identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649236136     PISSN: 18778585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfbs.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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