Intrafamily Entrepreneurship: The Formation and Membership of Family Entrepreneurial Teams

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 17-46

  Discua Cruz, Allan ^a   Howorth, Carole ^a   Hamilton, Eleanor ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84872349499     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2012.00534.x     Document Type: Article

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