The role of non-economic goals for psychological ownership in family firms

European Journal of International Management

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 201-220

  López Vergara, Maria Piedad ^a   Botero, Isabel C ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SABANA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family shareholders; Non economic goals; PSO development; Psychological ownership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924524421     PISSN: 17516757     EISSN: 17516765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/EJIM.2015.067856     Document Type: Article

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