Perceptions of entrepreneurship across generations in family offices: A stewardship theory perspective

Journal of Family Business Strategy

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 213-226

  Welsh, Dianne H B ^a   Memili, Esra ^a   Rosplock, Kirby ^b   Roure, Juan ^c   Segurado, Juan Luis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b GenSpring Family Offices   (United States)

^c IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Family office; Stewardship

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883235128     PISSN: 18778585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfbs.2013.07.003     Document Type: Article

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