How may the nature of family firms explain the decisions concerning international diversification?

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1311-1320

  Sanchez Bueno, Maria J ^a   Usero, Belen ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Family firms; International diversification; Ownership; Shareholders

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899931197     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2013.09.003     Document Type: Article

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