Environmental Jolts: Understanding How Family Firms Respond and Why

Family Business Review

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 401-423

  Smith, Celina ^a  

^a EMLYON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

environmental jolt; family business heritage longevity; family business place attachment; family firms; SEW

Indexed keywords

EID: 84994188950     PISSN: 08944865     EISSN: 17416248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894486516673906     Document Type: Article

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