Market orientation and entrepreneurship in Chinese family business: A socialisation view

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-16

  Shi, Henry X ^a   Dana, Léo Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND BUSINESS SCHOOL   (New Zealand)

^b MONTPELLIER BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

China; Entrepreneurship; Family business; Innovation; Market orientation; Socialisation; Succession

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881305210     PISSN: 14761297     EISSN: 17418054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJESB.2013.055690     Document Type: Article

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