Pre- and post-succession governance philosophies in entrepreneurial family firms

Journal of Family Business Strategy

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 145-154

  Steier, Lloyd P ^a   Miller, Danny ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Executive succession; Family enterprise; Governance; Organizing logic; Rationality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957012143     PISSN: 18778585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfbs.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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