Family versus nonfamily business: A comparison of international strategies

Journal of Family Business Strategy

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 108-116

  Abdellatif, Mahamat ^a   Amann, Bruno ^a   Jaussaud, Jacques ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

Author keywords

Entry modes; Family business; Japan; Joint ventures; S g Sh sha; Wholly owned foreign subsidiaries

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955580861     PISSN: 18778585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfbs.2010.04.004     Document Type: Article

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