Family business in sub-Saharan Africa versus the middle east

Journal of African Business

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 146-162

  Gupta, Vipin ^a   Levenburg, Nancy ^b   Moore, Lynda ^c   Motwani, Jaideep ^b   Schwarz, Thomas V ^d  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SIMMONS COLLEGE   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative analysis; Culture; Family business

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 77956957417     PISSN: 15228916     EISSN: 15229076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2010.508992     Document Type: Article

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