Do family ties shape the performance consequences of diversification? Evidence from the European Union

Journal of World Business

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 469-477

  Muñoz Bullón, Fernando ^a   Sánchez Bueno, Maria J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

EU; Family firms; International diversification; Performance; Product diversification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861006288     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2011.05.013     Document Type: Article

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