Intergenerational Differences in Family Firms: Impact on Capital Structure and Growth Behavior

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 703-725

  Molly, Vincent ^a,b   Laveren, Eddy ^a,b   Jorissen, Ann ^a,b  

^a HOGESCHOOL UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

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EID: 84863861880     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2010.00429.x     Document Type: Article

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