Charting the Future of Family Business Research: Perspectives From the Field

Family Business Review

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-32

  Litz, Reginald A ^a   Pearson, Allison W ^b   Litchfield, Shanan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

future directions; past achievements; research; survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858681874     PISSN: 08944865     EISSN: 17416248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894486511418489     Document Type: Article

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