Anglo vs. Asian Family Business: A Cultural Comparison and Analysis

Journal of Asia Business Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 46-55

  Gupta, Vipin ^a   Levenburg, Nancy ^b   Moore, Lynda ^a   Motwani, Jaideep ^b   Schwarz, Thomas ^c  

^a SIMMONS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Comparative analysis; Culture; Family business

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992947978     PISSN: 15587894     EISSN: 15592243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/15587890980001516     Document Type: Review

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