Exploring the relation between family involvement and firms' financial performance: A meta-analysis of main and moderator effects

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-18

  O'Boyle, Ernest H ^a   Pollack, Jeffrey M ^c   Rutherford, Matthew W ^b  

^a LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

Author keywords

Family involvement; Firm performance; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 81555205736     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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