Family Involvement in the Board of Directors: Effects on Sales Internationalization

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 83-99

  Sciascia, Salvatore ^a   Mazzola, Pietro ^a   Astrachan, Joseph H ^b   Pieper, Torsten M ^b  

^a IULM UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84870931498     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00373.x     Document Type: Article

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