Blood in the boardroom: Family relationships influencing the functions of the board

Journal of Family Business Strategy

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 207-219

  Collin, Sven Olof Yrjö ^a   Ahlberg, Jenny ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Board of directors; Family; Family firm; Kinship; Nepotism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870567331     PISSN: 18778585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfbs.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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