Untangling 'familiness': A literature review and directions for future research

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 165-177

  Weismeier Sammer, Daniela ^a   Frank, Hermann ^a   Von Schlippe, Arist ^b  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Familiness; Family business; Family influence; Literature review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893950951     PISSN: 14657503     EISSN: 20436882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/ijei.2013.0119     Document Type: Article

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