Performance contrasts between family and non-family unquoted companies in the UK

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 30-52

  Westhead, Paul ^a   Cowling, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84986037761     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552559710170892     Document Type: Article

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