Financial Attitudes in Family Firms: The Moderating Role of Family Commitment

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 114-137

  Koropp, Christian ^a   Grichnik, Dietmar ^a   Kellermanns, Franz ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

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EID: 84870879052     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00380.x     Document Type: Article

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