Sales and employment changes in entrepreneurial ventures with family ownership: Empirical evidence from high-tech industries

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 226-245

  Colombo, Massimo G ^a   De Massis, Alfredo ^b,c   Piva, Evila ^a   Rossi Lamastra, Cristina ^a   Wright, Mike ^d  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO   (Italy)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84896815053     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12100     Document Type: Article

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