High-growth firms and family ownership

Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 365-385

  Bjuggren, Carl Magnus ^a   Daunfeldt, Sven Olov ^b   Johansson, Dan ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^b DALARNA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

family firms; firm growth; firm ownership; gazelles; high growth firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939881720     PISSN: 08276331     EISSN: 21692610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08276331.2013.821765     Document Type: Article

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