Is blood thicker than water? A study of stewardship perceptions in family business

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1093-1116

  Davis, James H ^a   Allen, Mathew R ^b   Hayes, H David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78449236772     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2010.00415.x     Document Type: Article

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