How one bad family member can undermine a family firm: Preventing the Fredo effect

Business Horizons

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-12

  Kidwell, Roland E ^a   Eddleston, Kimberly A ^b   Cater, John James ^c   Kellermanns, Franz W ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^e WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

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EID: 84871025930     PISSN: 00076813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bushor.2012.08.004     Document Type: Note

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