Researching Long-Term Orientation: A Validation Study and Recommendations for Future Research

Family Business Review

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 72-88

  Brigham, Keith H ^a   Lumpkin, G T ^b   Payne, G Tyge ^a   Zachary, Miles A ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

family business; long term orientation; validation study

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893629750     PISSN: 08944865     EISSN: 17416248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894486513508980     Document Type: Article

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