Governance in family firms: A review and research agenda

The Sage Handbook of Family Business

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 226-248

  Goel, Sanjay ^a   Jussila, Iiro ^b   Ikäheimonen, Tuuli ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781446247556.n12     Document Type: Chapter

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