How do boards of directors contribute to family SME export intensity? The role of formal and informal governance mechanisms

Journal of Management and Governance

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 363-403

  Calabrò, Andrea ^a,b   Mussolino, Donata ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^c SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Board of directors; Competence based trust; Export intensity; Family SMEs; Formal governance; Independence in board behaviour; Informal governance; Integrity based trust; Internationalization; Relational norms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875424652     PISSN: 13853457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10997-011-9180-7     Document Type: Article

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