Bean counter or strategist? Differences in the role of the CFO in family and non-family businesses

Journal of Family Business Strategy

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 147-161

  Hiebl, Martin R W ^a  

^a JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Chief Financial Officer (CFO); Family business; Non family management; Social role theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879167176     PISSN: 18778585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfbs.2013.02.003     Document Type: Article

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