Impact of Outsiders on Firm Performance over Different Generations of Family-Owned SMEs

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1203-1218

  Maseda, Amaia ^a   Iturralde, Txomin ^a   Arosa, Blanca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

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EID: 84941190344     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12119     Document Type: Article

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