Strategy, ownership, governance, and socio-psychological perspectives on family businesses from around the world

Journal of Family Business Strategy

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 54-65

  Goel, Sanjay ^a   Mazzola, Pietro ^b   Phan, Phillip H ^c   Pieper, Torsten M ^d   Zachary, Ramona K ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b IULM UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Family Business; Governance; Ownership; Socio Psychological Perspectives; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861677614     PISSN: 18778585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfbs.2012.03.005     Document Type: Article

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