Patient investment of family firms in the Japanese electric machinery industry

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 697-715

  Asaba, Shigeru ^a  

^a GAKUSHUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agency conflict; Family business; Patient investment; Priority and risk preference

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881374595     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-012-9319-3     Document Type: Article

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