The internationalization of family businesses: A review of extant research

Journal of Family Business Strategy

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 97-107

  Kontinen, Tanja ^a   Ojala, Arto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Family business; Internationalization; Literature review; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955562093     PISSN: 18778585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfbs.2010.04.001     Document Type: Review

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