The Impact of Family Involvement on Dynamic Innovation Capabilities: Evidence From German Manufacturing Firms

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1235-1253

  Lichtenthaler, Ulrich ^a   Muethel, Miriam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^b WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

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EID: 84876177701     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2012.00548.x     Document Type: Article

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