Gender in family business ownership and management: A six-country analysis

International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 96-117

  Sonfield, Matthew C ^a   Lussier, Robert N ^b  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Family firms; Gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992954170     PISSN: 17566266     EISSN: 17566274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17566260910969661     Document Type: Article

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