Method trends and method needs: Examining methods needed for accelerating the field

Journal of Family Business Strategy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 4-14

  Wilson, Shawn R ^a   Whitmoyer, Jeffrey G ^a   Pieper, Torsten M ^a   Astrachan, Joseph H ^a   Hair, Joseph F ^a   Sarstedt, Marko ^b,c  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Family business; Literature review; Longitudinal analysis; Qualitative methods; Quantitative methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897604892     PISSN: 18778585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfbs.2014.01.011     Document Type: Review

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