Family Involvement and Agency Cost Control Mechanisms in Family Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 748-779

  Songini, Lucrezia ^a   Gnan, Luca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

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EID: 84931576020     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12085     Document Type: Article

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