Planning for growth: Life stage differences in family firms

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1177-1202

  Eddleston, Kimberly A ^a   Kellermanns, Franz W ^b,c   Floyd, Steven W ^d   Crittenden, Victoria L ^e   Crittenden, William F ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^e BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84883773622     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/etap.12002     Document Type: Article

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