The f-pec scale of family influence: A proposal for solving the family business definition problem1

Handbook of Research on Family Business

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 167-179

  Astrachan, Joseph H ^a   Klein, Sabine B ^b   Smyrnios, Kosmas X ^c  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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