Change through innovation in family businesses: Evidence from an Italian sample

World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 195-215

  Bresciani, Stefano ^a   Thrassou, Alkis ^b   Vrontis, Demetris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NICOSIA   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Change; Family business; Innovation; Italy; Resource perspective; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874745238     PISSN: 17460573     EISSN: 17460581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/WREMSD.2013.052359     Document Type: Conference Paper

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