Exploring nonlinear effects of family power on the performance of Italian wine businesses

International Journal of Wine Business Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 185-202

  Gallucci, Carmen ^a   D'amato, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Family effect; Family firms; Family intensity; Italy; Performance; Profitability; Revenue; Wine family business; Winemaking; Wines

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986180648     PISSN: 17511062     EISSN: 17511070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJWBR-2012-0017     Document Type: Article

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