Understanding strategy processes in family firms: Exploring the roles of actors and arenas

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-40

  Nordqvist, Mattias ^a  

^a JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

case study research; family firms; strategy processes; strategy as practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856633803     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242611407413     Document Type: Article

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