Risk aversion in family firms: what do we really know?

Journal of Risk Finance

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-70

  Hiebl, Martin R W ^a  

^a JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Family firms; Risk aversion; Risk management; Risk taking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879145200     PISSN: 15265943     EISSN: 09657967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/15265941311288103     Document Type: Review

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