The impact of venture capital on family businesses: Evidence from Spain

Journal of World Business

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 420-430

  Martí, José ^a   Menéndez Requejo, Susana ^b   Rottke, Olaf M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^c ZEPPELIN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Family business; Growth; Management culture; Socioemotional wealth; Succession; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879841384     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2012.07.025     Document Type: Article

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