Family firms in Scotland and Northern Ireland: An empirical investigation

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 253-266

  Cromie, Stan ^a   Adams, John ^b   Dunn, Barbara ^c   Reid, Renee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Ulster's Management Institute   (United Kingdom)

^c GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Empirical study; Family firms; Management; Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993043310     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006677     Document Type: Review

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