Socioemotional Wealth in Family Firms: Theoretical Dimensions, Assessment Approaches, and Agenda for Future Research

Family Business Review

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 258-279

  Berrone, Pascual ^a   Cruz, Cristina ^b   Gomez Mejia, Luis R ^c  

^a IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^b IE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

family firms; socioemotional wealth; theoretical review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865961884     PISSN: 08944865     EISSN: 17416248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894486511435355     Document Type: Review

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