Can we afford it? Investment decisions of family and nonfamily owners

Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 21-41

  Welsh, Dianne H B ^a   Zellweger, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

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EID: 78650733966     PISSN: 10879595     EISSN: 15282686     Source Type: Journal    
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