Goal setting in family firms: Goal diversity, social interactions, and collective commitment to family-centered goals

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1263-1288

  Kotlar, Josip ^a   De Massis, Alfredo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO   (Italy)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84887174454     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/etap.12065     Document Type: Article

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