Are Family Firms Born or Made? An Exploratory Investigation

Family Business Review

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-54

  Chua, Jess H ^a   Chrisman, James J ^a,b   Chang, Erick P C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84996149147     PISSN: 08944865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6248.2004.00002.x     Document Type: Article

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