Non-linear effects of family sources of power on performance

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 568-574

  Mazzola, Pietro ^a   Sciascia, Salvatore ^a   Kellermanns, Franz W ^b,c  

^a IULM UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Family firm; Family involvement; Family ownership; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874338533     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

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