Ability and willingness as sufficiency conditions for family-oriented particularistic behavior: Implications for theory and empirical studies

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 344-364

  De Massis, Alfredo ^a,b   Kotlar, Josip ^a   Chua, Jess H ^a,c,d   Chrisman, James J ^e,f  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 84896692855     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12102     Document Type: Article

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