Family business research in the European context

European Journal of International Management

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 139-159

  Botero, Isabel C ^a   Cruz, Cristina ^b   Massis, Alfredo De ^c   Nordqvist, Mattias ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b IE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Context; Europe; European studies; Family business; Family firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924496108     PISSN: 17516757     EISSN: 17516765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/EJIM.2015.067858     Document Type: Article

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