A Governance-Based Typology of Family Foundations: The Effect of Generation Stage and Governance Structure on Family Philanthropic Activities

Family Business Review

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 409-424

  Lungeanu, Razvan ^a   Ward, John L ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

boards of directors trustees; family business; family foundations; governance; independent philanthropy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870927108     PISSN: 08944865     EISSN: 17416248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894486512444603     Document Type: Article

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