Owner-management, firm age, and productivity in Italian family firms

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 325-343

  Cucculelli, Marco ^a   Mannarino, Lidia ^b   Pupo, Valeria ^b   Ricotta, Fernanda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

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EID: 84896845326     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12103     Document Type: Article

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