Family firms and practices of sustainability: A contingency view

Journal of Family Business Strategy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 26-33

  Breton Miller, Isabelle Le ^a   Miller, Danny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Family firms; Governance; Stakeholders; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959501630     PISSN: 18778585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfbs.2015.09.001     Document Type: Article

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